Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 09:02:35 -0400

From: Jesse T Sheidlower jester[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]PANIX.COM

Subject: Re: bang





is "bang" as slang for shooting up heroin just brit english or also

amerenglish?



According to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American

Slang, _bang_ v. 'to inject (or, occ. inhale) a narcotic' has

been current in the U.S. since 1926. It has been in relatively

wide use.



Jesse Sheidlower

jester[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]panix.com