spang

[ spang ]

/ spæŋ /

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adverb Informal.

directly; exactly: The bullet landed spang on target.

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Origin of spang

First recorded in 1835–45; origin uncertain

Words nearby spang

spanakopita, spancel, Spandau, spandex, spandrel, spang, spangle, spangled glass, Spanglish, Spaniard, spaniel

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How to use spang in a sentence

There was warm work ahead—and it would be warmer if Hank and Spang tried to block proceedings with the runabout.
Motor Matt's Mystery|Stanley R. Matthews
The one thing to do was to travel at speed, forestalling possible interference from Hank and Spang by getting well ahead of them.
Motor Matt's Mystery|Stanley R. Matthews
After that, Hank and Spang came up the hill, left their horses with me, and scrambled down to a lot of bushes.
Motor Matt's Mystery|Stanley R. Matthews
More than once I thought I heard the spang of the .35 and this made me urge the roan faster and faster.
Tales of lonely trails|Zane Grey

Kingdom come, is yo' gittin' ter de pint when yo' kin see sich gwines-on an' not r'ar right spang up an' sass dat 'oman?
Peggy Stewart at School|Gabrielle E. Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for spang

spang

/ (spæŋ) /

adverb

US and Canadian informal exactly, firmly, or straightspang on target

Word Origin for spang

C19: of unknown origin

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