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

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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 18253^rd 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

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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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