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.
Meaning & usage
A traditional long platform of brick, clay or concrete, used for heating in colder parts of China and suitable for sleeping on at night.
A large Chinese water jar.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Chinese 炕.
To appropriate the history of another ethnicity or country, in particular an empire or a civilization.
To mock or satirize a popular but discredited Afrocentric theory claiming that sub-Saharan Africans were descended from or related to ancient Egyptians.
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.
To appropriate someone else's work.
Where this word comes from
Online alias of an XDA-Developers.com user who appropriated the work of other users.
Clipping of kangaroo.
Nonstandard form of king
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.