thang

American  

[thang] / θæŋ /

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.

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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!

Etymology

Origin of thang

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

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Example Sentences

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thang

Out the window, one asks, “That thang got a Hemi?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

A K-shaped economy has held up better than expected—and it ain’t nuthin’ but a ‘G’ thang.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

"I mean, granted, I was there as well doing my thang, but it was really hard. You know what was hard? It looked so easy for him."

From Fox News ● Sep. 23, 2021

But I definitely never get to the point in the dreams of saying, “Look, I love you and all, but you’re dead. Can you step out, dude? I got this thang going on.”

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2021

“God A’mighty! Miss Love, you ain’t got no call to tell me a thang like thet!”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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