thang

[thang]

noun

1. thing.

   They put a device on that gas meter thang stickin' up in the backyard.

   You just go on ahead and do your thang.

   He couldn't explain it; I guess it's a man thang.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thang¹

First recorded in 1930–35; variant pronunciation of thing ¹ ( def. )

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. like it ain't no thang,

   1. as if it were effortless or unremarkable.

      They raised $7 million like it ain't no thang.

   2. like crazy; with great enthusiasm, energy, or speed.

      I'm putting on weight like it ain't no thang!

      Saturdays we party like it ain't no thang.

2. (it) ain't no thang, it's nothing to fuss or worry about; it's easy, unimportant, or unremarkable.

   Don't be ashamed—ain't no thang.

   You try and complete 150 situps while trying to pretend it ain't no thang!

Example Sentences

You can be interviewed on the street, make a joke about “spitting on that thang,” and, within a matter of weeks, have a podcast and be invited to throw the first pitch at a Mets game.

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Monica’s 1995 debut, “Miss Thang,” went platinum when she was 14, but the singer largely remained out of the spotlight following the release of “Code Red” in 2015.

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Haliey Welch is an extremely normal 22-year-old from Tennessee who found unexpected fame this year as the "Hawk Tuah" girl after she drunkenly described how she likes to "spit on that thang" to one of those irritating man-on-the-street hosts.

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The Houston-bred rapper opened the track by setting things straight with a loaded aim at her haters: "I just want to kick this s**t off by saying, 'F**k y'all!' I ain't gotta clear my name on a motherf**kin' thang."

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In a youthful Tennessee drawl, she responds, “Oh, you gotta give him that ‘hawk tuah,’ and spit on that thang.”

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