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. )

Example Sentences

I talked to my mom, she told me you are out there doing yo thang.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2021

"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

In a new video, the rapper tells female fans, “Girl you look good once you vax that thang up, you a handsome young brother once you vax that thang up.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 7, 2021

For Phan, providing the meal service known as com thang — a popular practice in neighborhoods like Little Saigon that goes back generations in Vietnam — has been indispensable to earning an income.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2017

“Next thang she knew, the cyclone was liftin’ the bridge right up from over her, like it was a piece a-paper.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns