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whang

1  [hwang, wang]
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–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.
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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.
  3. 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.]
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