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whang(2)(dictionary)
whang(3)(dictionary)
whang(4)(dictionary)
whang(5)(dictionary)

whang(4) (iou)



whang verb1. Also wang. L17.
[Alt. of THONG verb. Cf. WHANG noun1, noun2.]
a. verb trans. Beat (as) with a thong; lash. Scot. & dial. L17.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Strike, drive, throw or be thrown, etc., with force or violent impact. (Not always distinguishable from WHANG verb2.) colloq. E19.
E. Birney The corporal..whanged his pipe spitefully against the table leg. D. Bogarde A stone..whanged..against the bonnet of the car. P. Theroux They had flown the..gunship into the darkness, their rotor blades whanging the low branches.
verb trans. Cut in large slices. Scot. & dial. M18.
whanger noun (a) rare a violent thief; (b) US coarse slang the penis: E18.