WHANG Definition & Meaning

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whang

[ wang, hwang ]

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noun

a resounding blow.
the sound produced by such a blow:
the whang of gongs and cymbals.

verb (used with object)

to strike with a resounding blow.

verb (used without object)

to resound with such a blow.

whang

[ wang, hwang ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a thong, especially of leather.
Also called thong leather. rawhide ( def 2 ).
Slang: Often Vulgar. penis.

whang

/ ��æŋ /

verb

to strike or be struck so as to cause a resounding noise

noun

the resounding noise produced by a heavy blow
a heavy blow

whang

/ ��æŋ /

noun

a leather thong

verb

tr to strike with or as if with a thong

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of whang¹

First recorded in 1815–25; imitative

Origin of whang²

1530–40; originally Scots form of thwang, early form of thong ( whack, whittle ); sense “penis” perhaps an unrelated expressive word ( dong ³ )

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of whang¹

C19: of imitative origin

Origin of whang²

C17: variant of thong

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Around here the people seem content to settle for whatever scars life whangs them with as a decoration.

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Or an emptiness so sudden it leaves the girders whanging in the absence of wind, the sky milk-blue and astringent?

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They turned down Cannery Row and whanged a stone at the corrugated iron front of Morden’s Cannery.

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The sharp, pointed fragment hit a hollow tooth and whanged into the nerve.

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I will eat it the second day, but never, ever the third, and certainly not if it has anything resembling a whang.

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