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kang.

A traditional long platform of brick, clay or concrete, used for heating in colder parts of China and suitable for sleeping on at night.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑŋ/General-American/ˈkæŋ/General-American/ˈkæŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A traditional long platform of brick, clay or concrete, used for heating in colder parts of China and suitable for sleeping on at night.

  2. A large Chinese water jar.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Chinese 炕.

verb/ˈkæŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˈkæŋ]General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈkaŋ/British, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/ˈkaŋ/Midlands, Northern-England
  1. To appropriate the history of another ethnicity or country, in particular an empire or a civilization.

    India · transitive
  2. To mock or satirize a popular but discredited Afrocentric theory claiming that sub-Saharan Africans were descended from or related to ancient Egyptians.

    intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

From the Internet meme we wuz kangz, with the word kang itself ultimately from king, referring to the pharaohs, from which Afrocentrist nationalists claim to be descended.

verb
  1. To appropriate someone else's work.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Online alias of an XDA-Developers.com user who appropriated the work of other users.

noun
  1. Clipping of kangaroo.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · informal
noun/ˈkæŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˈkæŋ]General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈkaŋ/British, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/ˈkaŋ/Midlands, Northern-England
  1. Nonstandard form of king

    Internet · alt-of · nonstandard
Where this word comes from

From the Internet meme we wuz kangz, with the word kang itself ultimately from king, referring to the pharaohs, from which Afrocentrist nationalists claim to be descended.

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