whang

[ hwang, wang ]

/ ʰwæŋ, wæŋ /

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noun Informal.

a resounding blow.

the sound produced by such a blow: the whang of gongs and cymbals.

verb (used with object)

to strike with a resounding blow.

verb (used without object)

to resound with such a blow.

RELATED WORDS

knock, bat, beat, punch, pop, nail, smack, batter, slap, blast, whack, kick, belt, ding, pound, tap, lace, clip, bump, blitz

Nearby words

whaling port, wham, whammo, whammy, whanau, whang, whangarei, whangdoodle, whangee, whap, whapper

Origin of whang

First recorded in 1815–25; imitative

Definition for whang (2 of 2)

whang

[ hwang, wang ]

/ ʰwæŋ, wæŋ /

noun

a thong, especially of leather.

Also called thong leather. rawhide.

Slang: Often Vulgar. penis.

Origin of whang

1530–40; orig. Scots form of thwang, early form of thong (cf. whack, whittle); sense “penis” perhaps an unrelated expressive word (cf. dong³)

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Examples from the Web for whang

I toppled over, head foremost, and then went falling p. 244and falling through air, till my crown came whang against the ground.
Eothen|A. W. Kinglake
There was a whang, a whistle—and the ink bottle hurtled in a beautiful parabola over Greenwich Street.
By Advice of Counsel|Arthur Train
The overalls being wide and broad did not cut his chest, as do smaller straps, thongs or whang strings.
The Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft|Dan Beard
The next second the finger jammed into the ground, and the whang of Gonzales's rifle cut through the valley.
Plain Mary Smith|Henry Wallace Phillips

He liked to make things, and fix things, and whang away at his anvil.
Plowing On Sunday|Sterling North

British Dictionary definitions for whang (1 of 2)

whang

/ (wæŋ) /

verb

to strike or be struck so as to cause a resounding noise

noun

the resounding noise produced by a heavy blow

a heavy blow

Word Origin for whang

C19: of imitative origin

British Dictionary definitions for whang (2 of 2)

whang

/ (wæŋ) /

noun Scot

a leather thong

verb

(tr) to strike with or as if with a thong

Word Origin for whang

C17: variant of thong

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