whang.
To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.
Meaning & usage
To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.
To throw with a rapid slamming motion.
To whack or beat.
I ought to have whanged him one in the eye.
To slice, especially into large pieces; to chop.
Where this word comes from
Imitative. Compare wang.
A blow; a whack.
A large piece or slice; a chunk.
A house-cleaning party.
Where this word comes from
Imitative. Compare wang.
A leather thong.
The penis.
Where this word comes from
Debuccalized (/θw/ > /hw/) from Scots thwang, cognate to thong.
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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.