How to pronounce shebang
Say it like shih-BANGG. Shebang has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (BANGG).
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce shebang. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- shih
- BANGG
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Shebang pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- shihKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
- BANGGSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
American vs British pronunciation of shebang
American and British speakers say shebang in essentially the same way: /ʃɪˈbæŋɡ/ in the US and /ʃɪˈbæŋɡ/ in the UK.
British respelling: shih-BANGG.
What does shebang mean?
- A lean-to or temporary shelter.
- A place or building; a store, saloon, or brothel.
- Any matter of present concern; thing; or business; most commonly in the phrase the whole shebang.
- The character string "#!" used at the beginning of a computer file to indicate which interpreter can process the commands in the file, chiefly used in Unix and related operating systems.
Where does shebang come from?
In the sense of “temporary shelter”, it was perhaps spread by US Civil War Confederate enlistees from Louisiana, from French chabane (“hut, cabin”), a dialectal form of French cabane (“a covered hut, lodge, cabin”) (see cabin, cabana), or a
Questions about saying shebang
How do you pronounce shebang?
Say shih-BANGG. The American pronunciation is /ʃɪˈbæŋɡ/. In British English it is /ʃɪˈbæŋɡ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in shebang?
Shebang has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (BANGG). Broken into parts: shih · BANGG.
Do Americans and Brits say shebang the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ʃɪˈbæŋɡ/ and the British form is /ʃɪˈbæŋɡ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.