bäng

Swedish

Etymology

From Tavringer Romani beng, bäng (“devil, satan”), from Romani beng (“devil”). Related to Sanskrit व्यङ्ग (vyaṅga, “speckled, deformed”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋ

Adjective

bäng (comparative mer bäng, superlative mest bäng)

  1. (slang) crazy, stupid
  2. (slang) high, gone (intoxicated, usually by a drug other than alcohol)

Declension
Inflection of bäng
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular bäng mer bäng mest bäng
Neuter singular bängt mer bängt mest bängt
Plural bänga mer bänga mest bänga
Masculine plural3 bänge mer bänga mest bänga
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 bänge mer bänge mest bänge
All bänga mer bänga mest bänga
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Noun

bäng c

  1. (slang, dated) the police
    Synonyms: Farbror Blå, snuten

Usage notes

Usually only in the definite form bängen.

Declension
Declension of bäng 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative bäng bängen — —
Genitive bängs bängens — —

References
  • Gerd Carling (2005), “bäng”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 76
  • Slangopedia
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