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WHANG
knock, belt, rap, whack, whang
(noun) the act of hitting vigorously; “he gave the table a whack”
whang
(verb) attack forcefully; “whang away at the school reform plan”
whang
(verb) propel or hit with force; “whang the ball”
whang
(verb) beat with force
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
whang (third-person singular simple present whangs, present participle whanging, simple past and past participle whanged)
(chiefly of an object) To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.
(informal, transitive) To throw with a rapid slamming motion.
(US, Scotland, Britain, dialect, slang) To whack or beat.
(Scotland) To slice, especially into large pieces; to chop.
Noun
whang (plural whangs)
(dialect, colloquial) A blow; a whack.
(Britain, Scotland, dialect, colloquial) A large piece or slice; a chunk.
(US, dialect, dated) A house-cleaning party.
Etymology 2
Noun
whang (plural whangs)
(UK, US, dialect, informal, dated) A leather thong.
(slang) A penis.
Anagrams
• Hwang
Proper noun
Whang (plural Whangs)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whang is the 18253rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1522 individuals. Whang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.17%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Hwang
Source: Wiktionary
Whang, n. Etym: [Cf. Thong.]
Definition: A leather thong. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
Whang, v. t.
Definition: To beat. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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