DANG
Etymology 1
A minced oath of damn.
Verb
dang (third-person singular simple present dangs, present participle danging, simple past and past participle danged)
(euphemistic) Damn.
Interjection
dang
(euphemistic) Damn.
Adjective
dang (not comparable)
(euphemistic) Damn.
Synonyms
• darn, durn
Noun
dang (plural dangs)
A damn, a negligible quantity, minimal consideration.
Etymology 2
Verb
dang
(obsolete) simple past tense of ding
Etymology 3
Verb
dang (third-person singular simple present dangs, present participle danging, simple past and past participle danged)
(transitive, obsolete) To dash.
Anagrams
• N.D. Ga., NDGA, gDNA, gdna
Etymology
Proper noun
Dang (plural Dangs)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dang is the 1155th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 30389 individuals. Dang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.0%) individuals.
Anagrams
• N.D. Ga., NDGA, gDNA, gdna
Source: Wiktionary
Dang,
Definition: imp. of Ding. [Obs.]
Dang, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Ding.]
Definition: To dash. [Obs.] Till she, o'ercome with anguish, shame, and rage, Danged down to hell her loathsome carriage. Marlowe.
DING
Ding, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dinged, Dang (Obs.), or Dung (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Dinging.] Etym: [OE. dingen, dengen; akin to AS. dencgan to knock, Icel. dengja to beat, hammer, Sw. dänga, G. dengeln.]
1. To dash; to throw violently. [Obs.] To ding the book a coit's distance from him. Milton.
2. To cause to sound or ring. To ding (anything) in one's ears, to impress one by noisy repetition, as if by hammering.
Ding, v. i.
1. To strike; to thump; to pound. [Obs.] Diken, or delven, or dingen upon sheaves. Piers Plowman.
2. To sound, as a bell; to ring; to clang. The fretful tinkling of the convent bell evermore dinging among the mountain echoes. W. Irving.
3. To talk with vehemence, importunity, or reiteration; to bluster. [Low]
Ding, n.
Definition: A thump or stroke, especially of a bell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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