whang

UK: /wæŋ/ US: (hwang, wang)

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whang¹  (hwang, wang), n. [Informal.]

1. Informal Terms a resounding blow.
2. Informal Terms the sound produced by such a blow:
   the whang of gongs and cymbals.

v.t. 

3. Informal Terms to strike with a resounding blow.

v.i. 

4. Informal Terms to resound with such a blow.

• imitative 1815–25

whang²  (hwang, wang), n. 

1. Clothing a thong, esp. of leather.
2. Clothing Also called thong leather. rawhide.
3. Slang Terms (often vulgar). penis.

• 1530–40; origin, originally Scots form of thwang, early form of thong (compare whack, whittle); sense "penis'' perh. an unrelated expressive word (compare dong³)

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whang / wæŋ/ verb

1. to strike or be struck so as to cause a resounding noise

noun

1. the resounding noise produced by a heavy blow
2. a heavy blow

Etymology: 19th Century: of imitative origin