bangarang

[caitlin o]

It's from Hook. They use it to mean cool, awesome, or rad.

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From: "Jonathan Lighter" <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>
Sent: August 12, 2014 11:53 AM
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The President of the United States tweets that Robin Williams was, among
other things, "a bangarang Peter Pan."

Wha'?

JL

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