dwang
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of dwang
C19: Scot; compare Dutch dwang force, Middle Low German dwanc
Example Sentences
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I, personally, did not wang chung last night, as I had wang chunged the previous night.
From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2017
Life stories The problem with 1980s nostalgia movies Contrary to popular belief, not all of us spent the '80s wang chunging.
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2011
He would wang it all over the place and make miracle up-and-downs; I was very steady.
From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2010
Presumably he instructed his bowlers "to close your eyes and wang it down there" but not much happened for them.
From The Guardian • May 10, 2010
And it'd be safest to wang the wallet into the Severn.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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