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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BANGIE, BANGY, adj. [′bɑŋi + ′bɑŋɪ̢]

1. Impetuous, hasty in action, quick to do a thing.Ags. 1894 Arbroath Guide (10 Mar.) 3/7:
Humph! ye're no aye sae bangie, an' gin I'd bidden ye dae't, there would hae been something else to be dune afore't.

2. Quarrelsome, huffy, irritable.Sc. 1888 C. Mackay Dict. of Lowland Sc.:
Bangie, quarrelsome.Abd. 1824 G. Smith Misc. Pieces 112:
What ails you, my Meg, that ye're growin' sae bangy? Ye haena been blyth for this aught days and mair.