spang
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of spang
First recorded in 1835–45; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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It landed spang in the British boat below.
From Time Magazine Archive
The State Department announced that it had severed relations with French-owned Martinique, the green, blockaded Caribbean island which lies spang across the Atlantic approach to the Panama Canal.
From Time Magazine Archive
An ideal evening for the Georges has the Senator turning the radio on loud, sitting spang in front of it and reading tax reports, while Miz Lucy does needlepoint at a slightly safer distance.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Beverly Hills is spang in the middle of one of America's largest urban bowls, Mr. Sarthou.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I was looking out for it,” said Kilpatrick, “but dang me if I hadn’t ruther somebody had a-shot me right spang in the gizzard.”
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 by Various
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