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Re:Unix didn't use to support '#!', a brief history by adhesive_wombat on Saturday July 16, 2022 @07:39AM (#32117094)
I first heard "bang" for "!" in the context of "interrobang" (‽).

Notably I seem to recall I first encountered it as the symbol found on the forehead of Barry Trotter, a parody Harry Potter published in 2001.

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Re:Unix didn't use to support '#!', a brief history by checkyoursudo on Monday July 18, 2022 @03:21AM (#32135598)
That one is my personal favorite.

Ref: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interrobang

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