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Where does “whang” come from?

whang (English) comes from Scots thwang.

whang (English): To make a noise like something moving quickly...

Definitions

  1. To make a noise like something moving quickly...

Ancestry of “whang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsthwang—

Words derived from “whang”

  • slangwhanger
Every word from Scots thwang →