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whang.

To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈwæŋ/[ˈwæŋ]/ˈʍæŋ/[ˈʍæŋ] ~ [ˈw̥æŋ]
  1. To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.

  2. To throw with a rapid slamming motion.

    informal · transitive
  3. To whack or beat.

    Scotland · UK · US · dialectal · slang
    I ought to have whanged him one in the eye.
  4. To slice, especially into large pieces; to chop.

    Scotland
Where this word comes from

Imitative. Compare wang.

noun/ˈwæŋ/[ˈwæŋ]/ˈʍæŋ/[ˈʍæŋ] ~ [ˈw̥æŋ]
  1. A blow; a whack.

    colloquial · dialectal
  2. A large piece or slice; a chunk.

    Scotland · UK · colloquial · dialectal
  3. A house-cleaning party.

    US · dated · dialectal
Where this word comes from

Imitative. Compare wang.

noun/ˈwæŋ/[ˈwæŋ]/ˈʍæŋ/[ˈʍæŋ] ~ [ˈw̥æŋ]
  1. A leather thong.

    UK · US · dated · dialectal · informal
  2. The penis.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Debuccalized (/θw/ > /hw/) from Scots thwang, cognate to thong.

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