whang

== English == === Pronunciation === (without æ-raising) (wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /ˈwæŋ/, [ˈwæŋ] (without the wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /ˈʍæŋ/, [ˈʍæŋ] ~ [ˈw̥æŋ] (æ-raising) (wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /ˈweɪ̯ŋ/, [ˈweɪ̯ŋ]; /ˈwɛ̃ŋ/, [ˈwɛŋ] (without the wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /ˈʍeɪ̯ŋ/, [ˈʍeɪ̯ŋ] ~ [ˈw̥eɪ̯ŋ]; /ˈʍɛ̃ŋ/, [ˈʍɛŋ] ~ [ˈw̥ɛŋ] Rhymes: -æŋ Hyphenation: whang === Etymology 1 === Imitative. Compare wang. ==== Verb ==== whang (third-person singular simple present whangs, present participle whanging, simple past and past participle whanged) (chiefly of an object) To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air. (informal, transitive) To throw with a rapid slamming motion. Synonyms: fling, hurl; see also Thesaurus:throw 1993, Ralph Moody, Edward Shenton (illustrator), The Fields of Home, page 31: I don't know how long it might have gone on if Grandfather hadn't lost his temper. He swung the bridle up over his head and whanged it down across the buckskin's rump. (US, Scotland, UK, dialect, slang) To whack or beat. (Scotland) To slice, especially into large pieces; to chop. ==== Noun ==== whang (plural whangs) (dialect, colloquial) A blow; a whack. (UK, Scotland, dialect, colloquial) A large piece or slice; a chunk. (US, dialect, dated) A house-cleaning party. === Etymology 2 === Debuccalized (/θw/ > /hw/) from Scots thwang, cognate to thong. ==== Alternative forms ==== wang ==== Noun ==== whang (plural whangs) (UK, US, dialect, informal, dated) A leather thong. (slang) The penis. ===== Derived terms ===== === See also === === Anagrams === Hwang