thang
English
Etymology
An altered spelling of thing, representing pronunciation in the southern United States (see thank–think merger); compare everytang.
Also see ancient variants for "thing" like Middle English theing.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: thăng; IPA(key): /θæŋ/
- (General American) enPR: thāng; IPA(key): /θeɪŋ/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
- Rhymes: -æŋ, -eɪŋ
Noun
thang (plural thangs)
- (slang) Pronunciation spelling of thing, usually used to denote a known fad or popular activity.
- It's cool, girl, it ain't no thang.
- Do your own thang.
- 1977, “Sweet Thang”, in Freedom Flight, performed by Shuggie Otis:
- Ooh baby, sweet thang
- 2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 180:
- I loved playing ball for Syracuse. Couldn't get enough of doing my thang on that court and showing motherfuckers all my skills.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “thang n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
Dimasa
Verb
thang
- to go
Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of thang – see 通 (“can; may”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 通). |
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
(classifier cái, chiếc) thang • (湯, , 梯, 蹚, 簜)
- a ladder
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 湯.
Noun
thang
- (alternative medicine) a prescribed dose of Chinese or Vietnamese medicine
See also
Derived terms
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