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mang.

Amid, amongst, among.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

prep/ˈmæŋ/[ˈmæŋ]/ˈmeɪ̯ŋ/Canada, US[ˈmeɪ̯ŋ]Canada, US
  1. Amid, amongst, among.

    Devon
Where this word comes from

From Middle English mang, mangis, imang, emang, variants of Middle English on mang, in mange, from Old English on ġemang. More at among.

verb/ˈmæŋ/[ˈmæŋ]/ˈmeɪ̯ŋ/Canada, US[ˈmeɪ̯ŋ]Canada, US
  1. To mix.

    Devon
    It's all manged up together.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English mangen, mængen, from Old English mængan, variant of mengan, menċġan (“to mix; mingle”). More at meng, ming.

verb/ˈmæŋ/[ˈmæŋ]/ˈmeɪ̯ŋ/Canada, US[ˈmeɪ̯ŋ]Canada, US
  1. To beg; to beg for money.

    ambitransitive · dated · rare · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Angloromani mong (“to beg”), from European Romani mangel (“to want, beg”). Compare Sanskrit mārg-, मार्ग् (“to seek, ask for”).

noun/ˈmæŋ/[ˈmæŋ]/ˈmeɪ̯ŋ/Canada, US[ˈmeɪ̯ŋ]Canada, US
  1. Alternative form of man (suggesting a Spanish accent)

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

Dialectal rendering of man, as used in American Spanish.

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