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whang

1[hwang, wang]
–noun Informal.
1. a resounding blow.
2. the sound produced by such a blow: the whang of gongs and cymbals.
–verb (used with object)
3. to strike with a resounding blow.
–verb (used without object)
4. to resound with such a blow.

Origin:
1815–25; imit.

whang

2[hwang, wang]
–noun
1. a thong, esp. of leather.
2. Also called thong leather. rawhide.
3. Slang: Often Vulgar. penis.

Origin:
1530–40; orig. Scots form of thwang, early form of thong (cf. whack, whittle ); sense “penis” perh. an unrelated expressive word (cf. dong 3 )
whang 1   (hwāng, wāng)   
n.  
  1. A thong or whip of hide or leather.
    1. A lashing blow, as of a whip.
    2. The sound of such a blow.
  2. Vulgar Slang The penis.
tr.v.   whanged, whang·ing, whangs
  1. To beat or whip with a thong.
  2. To beat with a sharp blow or blows.

[Dialectal variant of Middle English thong, thwang, thong; see thong.]
whang 2   (hwāng, wāng)   
v.   whanged, whang·ing, whangs

v.   tr.
To strike so as to produce a loud, reverberant noise.
v.   intr.
To produce a loud, reverberant noise.
n.  A loud, reverberant noise.

[Imitative.]

Whang

Whang\, v. t. 1. To beat; thrash; bang; also, to throw, hurl, or fling about, violently. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]

2. To slice, esp. in large pieces; to chop. [Scot.]

Whang

Whang\, n. 1. A blow; whack. [Dial. or Colloq.]

2. A large piece or slice; chunk. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]

3. Formerly, a house-cleaning party. [Local, U. S.]

Whang

Whang\, n. [Cf. Thong.] A leather thong. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]

Whang

Whang\, v. t. To beat. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
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