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whangn.1 Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: thong n. Etymology: Variant of thong n. (compare the α. forms at that entry). In sense 2 perhaps after whang v., rather than developed directly from sense 1. With sense 3 compare earlier whanger n.2 4. Originally Scottish and English regional ( northern). 1. society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [noun] > strip of leather the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > tie > thong, lace, or cord c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece viii. xii. f. 102/1 Quhen Hengist had gottin the grant of sa mekill land (as he mycht circle about with ane bull Hyde) he schure it in maist crafty and subtell quhayngis. 1553 G. Douglas tr. Virgil ix. xi. 5 Castyng dartis..Quhilkis thay with lyames, and quhayngis [a1522 Cambr. thwangis] lang out threw. a1598 D. Fergusson (1641) sig. E Of other mens lether, men takes large whanges. 1691 J. Ray Glossarium Northanhymbricum in (ed. 2) 148 A Shoe-whang, Corrigia. 1737–8 Church gate mending a beast face and Whangs, 1s. od. a1774 R. Fergusson (1779) 33 Then wi' a' souple leathern whang He gart them fidge and girn. 1807 28 July (advt.) Lost..a Pocket Book with a paper cover and tied with a buckskin whang. 1817 W. Scott III. vi. 160 Never weigh a MacGregor's bluid against a broken whang o' leather. 1900 E. H. Strain 2 The hobnailed boots laced with ‘Whangs’. 1938 S. MacManus xxii. 246 Sweet, modest, little Master MacCrath..who..showed himself never in public without an umbrella bound midway by [a] black-leather whang. 1966 Mar. 27 One end of a whang or strong piece of string was next looped to the top knob and wound tightly round the grooves... Then with a firm flick we set the peerie off on the pavement. 2001 T. C. Johnston (2002) xvi. 302 He reached down..and yanked on the long whang that tied a moccasin around his ankle. society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [noun] > other types of leather 1883 W. Aitken 118 Shoo them wi' hemp-thread and shoo them wi' whang. 1923 5 224 Whang,..lace leather. 1996 E. A. Proulx (1997) 485 He wasn't worried about replacing the [accordion] valves—there was a roll of leather and skin and whang under the bunk. the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > cheese > [noun] > piece or slice of cheese the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > piece of bread > [noun] > slice of bread > thick slice 1683 G. Meriton 12 M. Let me Crum um some Bread... F. What a whanks there. a1700 Gaberlunzie Man in A. Ramsay (1727) 100 The twa with kindly Sport and Glee, Cut frae a new Cheese a Whang. 1786 R. Burns 44 Wi' sweet-milk cheese, in monie a whang. 1818 J. Hogg Allan Gordon in (1836) I. 264 A good whang of solid fish. 1879 R. L. Stevenson 33 With a glass, a whang of bread, and an iron fork, the table is completely laid. 1907 1 Mar. (citing Glasgow Herald) It would never do to grudge the native whatever scraps of English or whanks of American may fall from our afternoon tea-tables. 1964 4 Feb. 9 Whangs of Shortbread, buttered scones and Dundee cake. 1994 J. Crace x. 166 He..broke off just an elbow of the bread and one small whang of cheese. the world > life > the body > sex organs > male sex organs > [noun] > penis 1928 E. Hemingway 31 Oct. (2015) III. 471 Time is short and art longer than the whang of John Arthur Johnson. 1935 H. L. Davis iii. 34 Leave them horses alone or I'll cut your whang off. 1969 K. Vonnegut v. 115 Montana was naked, and so was Billy, of course. He had a tremendous wang. 2008 R. Hill (2009) i. xi. 100 G was clearly impressed that a skinny fellow like Emil..should have such a big whang! Compounds 1837 A. Wetmore et al. 313 He never would be content to make his moccasins like any other white man, with a good piece of tanned deer-skin, and whang leather to sew them with. 1902 29 June 26/1 Don Pickett is a prospector with a frame of tempered steel and thews and muscles as tough as whang leather. 1937 C. Richter (1965) i. i. 4 A brown buckskin partly cut away in strips for whang leather. 2002 P. Jiles (2003) 22 The fenders and girths of their saddles were scarred and repaired with whang leather. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). whangn.2int.adv. Origin: Apparently an imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Apparently imitative. In Scottish and English regional use apparently influenced by whang v. and sometimes taken to be a specific use of whang n.1 (perhaps with reference to a thong or whip used for lashing; compare quot. 1824 at sense A.). Compare earlier bang n.1 A. n.2the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > [noun] the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > [noun] > striking so as to produce sound > striking with a resounding blow > a resounding blow 1770 T. Bridges I. ix. 87 The method that Mrs. Ruby-nose used..was to clap herself into an arm-chair with such a whang, that it shook the hot vapours from her brain. 1824 J. Mactaggart Whang..a blow, or rather a lash with a whip. 1842 18 Feb. The whang of his axe rings and echoes through the woods. 1868 A. W. Kinglake (ed. 4) IV. v. 279 The ‘whang’ of the round-shot. 1916 H. I. Hancock viii. 95 The air was full of the whir and whang of projectiles. 1985 T. Winton 44 With a whang, the tailgate of the truck swung down. 2004 M. Buerk (2005) ii. 15 There was the constant whizz of bullets overhead, punctuated by the whang of bigger shells. B. int.1772 T. Bridges (rev. ed.) i. 7 When he came near he slack'd his pace, Till he had found a proper place To maul the shabby dogs, then whang His bowstring rattl'd with a twang. 1834 10 Mar. It will be seen, that he by his ‘ego ex gratia’, (whew! whang!)..claims to belong to the privileged class. 1855 R. Browning Up at Villa ix, in I. 29 Bang, whang, whang, goes the drum, tootle-te-tootle the fife. 1895 S. R. Crockett xxiii. 172 So when they were a' sittin' gey an' shame-faced under this reproof—whang! Doon on the hearthstane fell my souter's elshin. 1929 E. A. Powell xiii. 264 I..pressed the trigger. Whang! With the crash of the rifle the buck gave a convulsive bound and crumpled in its tracks with my bullet through its heart. 2001 (Nexis) 10 July (Sports section) 1 c Whang! An unmanageable serve, 15-all—but a double fault, 15-30. C. adv.the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > [adverb] the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > [adverb] > noisy 1844 A. W. Kinglake xxi. 335 I..went falling, and falling through air till my crown came whang against the ground. 1913 C. B. Kelland xv. 202 When he went to lower the turbine it slipped out of his hands and went whang onto the bottom of the boat. 1942 24 Feb. 4/6 He pulled the trigger and the pellet went whang into the plaster of the ceiling above his head! 2007 L. Wilkinson x. 178 Tina's arrow went whang into the gold. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). whangn.3Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: twang n.1 Etymology: Apparently an alteration of twang n.1, perhaps after whang n.2 U.S.the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [noun] > speaking through the nose the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [noun] > speaking through the nose > nasal speech 1875 ‘M. Twain’ Old Times Mississippi iv, in Apr. 448/2 An agonized voice, with the backwoods ‘whang’ to it, would wail out [etc.]. 1886 7 131 The voice has the characteristic nasal whang. 1965 10 Jan. 4 a/5 In talking to several old-timers who listened to President Johnson's ‘state of the union’ speech to Congress, most of them said it was like replaying a record from FDR's fireside chats with a Texas whang. 2011 L. Chambers & J. Lee 252 Looking at Sheldon Henry, he continued in a Southern whang, ‘Down South where I come from [etc.].’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). whangn.4Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: twang n.2 Etymology: Apparently an alteration of twang n.2, perhaps after whang n.2 Originally and chiefly U.S. regional (chiefly southern and south Midland). Also Irish English ( northern). the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [noun] > aftertaste 1905 3 78 [North-west Arizona] Farewell whang, after-taste. ‘That medicine had a farewell whang to it.’ 1935 H. L. Davis 86 Clay..spat to clear his mouth of the ammoniacal whang the barn had planted in it. 1993 D. O'Brien xix. 191 Some [of the bills] stuck together and, speckled with mildew, gave off an especially pungent whang. 2004 E. Reid x. 253 This tastes a bit off... It's got a little whang to it. 2015 R. Bragg ii. 75 I will eat it the second day, but never, ever the third, and certainly not if it has anything resembling a whang. We all know the whang. More than half the time, when we eat slaw, there is the whang. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). whangv.Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: whang n.1 Etymology: < whang n.1 Compare earlier thong v.In some later uses perhaps influenced by bang v.1 In some later uses (especially in sense 3) probably influenced by whang n.2 Chiefly colloquial. 1. a. Originally Scottish and English regional ( northern). the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific degree of force > strike with specific degree of force [verb (transitive)] > strike violently 1685 G. Meriton York-shire Dialogue in 54 For if she hear she'l whang me. 1787 R. Burns (1968) I. 214 Heresy is in her pow'r, And gloriously she'll whang her. 1807 J. Ruickbie 175 Tho' I get my hurdies whankit. 1889 R. S. S. Baden-Powell 21 A savage would consider it the height of sport to go and whang a pig on the head. 1938 July 29/1 Boughs whanged me across the face, a dead limb snagged my shirt and ripped it half off. 2012 J. Slinger xxx. 226 Ed had never won a fight in his life, except that time he'd whanged D.S. in the face with a hubcap. 1853 26 Sept. She produced a horse-whip. The man retreated into a store and brought out two friends, but she whanged away and licked 'em all! 1876 21 Mar. I knocked several times, each time louder than before. No answer. Presently I whanged away as if I were breaking down the door. 1910 J. Masefield iv. 43 I say,..aren't the things tame? Why didn't you have a whang at him? ‘I won't whang at an otter.’ 2018 B. Gaston (e-book ed.) Other fishermen charged down the dock to his rescue—one drove a gaff into the bear, another whanged at its head with a hammer. the world > movement > impelling or driving > impel or drive [verb (transitive)] > violently 1820 J. Clare 60 I'd just streak'd down, and with a swish Whang'd off my hat soak'd like a fish. 1899 S. R. Crockett xix. 130 Whang the steel bolt through his ribs. 1905 in VI. 439/2 He wanged a stone at me. 1914 C. Mackenzie II. iii. i. 500 The governor wanged them into my lap. 1984 29 Oct. 140/3 Mondale was ready for him and whanged the line back. 2010 26 Oct. (Life section) 5/1 Someone..had just wanged a plank of wood at a grenade-toting lunatic squatting on a hoverboard. 1911 Apr. 523/1 His bullet whanged against the window bar above the smoking ladle. 1980 D. Bogarde ix. 249 Suddenly a stone spun out of nowhere and whanged harmlessly against the bonnet of the car. 2005 R. S. Wheeler xxxv. 216 A shot racketed out of the bush, whanging into the charred wood. the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > general preparation processes > perform general preparation processes [verb (transitive)] > slice 1764 W. Hunter 265 We'll live a' the winter on beef and lang kail, And whang at the bannocks o' barley meal. 1778 C. Graham 70 She warm'd him up some keal [i.e. kale] And Ralf dud mak a varra fusome meal, He sharp'd his gully, whang'd the bueted leafe. 1824 G. Smith 101 We'll whang the kebbock wi' the knife. 1828 D. M. Moir viii. 49 Lucky Bringthereout and me whanged away at the cheese and bread. 1877 G. Fraser 381 ‘Never mind the knife,’ quoth one of the peat-casters..‘we'll sune sort the cheese;’ and so saying he whanged off some most uncouth slices with the spade. 1928 A. D. Mackie 40 No bein' whang'd oot o' granite rock. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > resound [verb (intransitive)] the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > [verb (intransitive)] the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > [verb (intransitive)] 1854 C. Dickens in 11 Nov. 291/2 The Goods trains come in, banging and whanging over the turning-plates at the station. 1875 A. W. Kinglake V. vi. 426 Another of the mighty 18-pounder shot flew whanging over the heads of our soldiery. 1912 J. Masefield ii. liv The organ whangs, the giddy horses reel. 1952 2 Nov. 3/5 The words from the loudspeaker wang back from the quiet village houses, but the doors remain closed. 1977 19 Feb. 24/1 You rush from the pits just as the leading Porsches wang past. 2012 R. Semrau 265 The odd angry shot continued to whang over our heads, but the gunfire had lessened considerably. 4. the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] > fasten with a thong the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > sew > quickly 1855 T. M. Smith xxx. 330 He ‘whanged’, together some pieces of deer skin. 1859 G. A. Jackson Diary 14 Jan. in (1959) 102 Stopped at noon two hours and whanged up my moccasins. 1930 Mar. 40/3 If a boy of twelve can ‘whang together’ some skins in the form of a good serviceable shirt, most assuredly, so can any Scout leader. 1938 C. Harris vi. 152 A man..wearing a clumsily built deerskin jacket whanged together with thongs. 1939 14 92/2 [Tennessee] To whang up, to sew up roughly. ‘She whanged up the ripped place.’ 1980 E. Wigginton 130 The toe would be taken loose from the sole, the cap set in and pegged to the sole and toe, and then it was ‘whanged’ (sewed with whang leather) across the top. the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > do, deal with, acquire, etc., quickly [verb (transitive)] > do hurriedly and carelessly > make, compile, or concoct the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > prepare food [verb (transitive)] > quickly 1935 9 Nov. 26/1 A cupboard whanged together out of boards that were too warped to make the hog trough. 1965 22 Sept. 420/1 Anybody wanting to wang up a skyscraper or indeed any building of size and importance will have to publish a comprehensible model or drawing. 1975 28 Apr. 4/4 He whanged together a kind of haphazard package of small increases in the sales, business and occupation and utilities taxes. 1980 S. Longstreet (1981) i. iv. 59 She wanged up some camp bread of yeast risings and flour. 2000 Re: Pract. Server(s) in rec.games.netrek (Usenet newsgroup) 27 Jan. Check out this page... I've kinda whanged it together, and it's not something I'm particularly proud of, but I think it'll get the idea across. 2009 @kuraokafamily 1 Apr. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Just whanged up a parmesan-bacon pasta salad w/balsamic, olive oil, garlic & honey from leftovers. Derivatives 1903 H. G. Wells Food of Gods i. ii, in Nov. 50/2 Almost all the available manhood of Hickleybrow..were out with a remarkable assortment of flappish and whangable articles in hand—to commence the scooting of the giant hens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). <  n.1c1540 n.2int.adv.1770 n.31875n.41905v.1685 |
