kweng

English

Alternative forms

• qweng

Etymology

A continuation of the rhymes of peng (“physically attractive”) as well as from an interjection more commonly known in German peng (“bang”). For the onset, consider that way as in from way back is often kway in MLE.

Pronunciation

• (MLE) IPA^(key): /kwɛŋ/, [kwɛŋ]

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɛŋ

Adjective

kweng (comparative more kweng, superlative most kweng) (MLE)

1. Alternative form of peng (“of attractive features”)

Noun

kweng (plural kwengs) (MLE)

1. A physically attractive woman.

Verb

kweng (third-person singular simple present kwengs, present participle kwenging, simple past and past participle kwenged) (MLE, slang)

1. To shoot, to kill by gunfire.

   Synonyms: blam, blem, boot

   • 2016 July 28, Loski of Harlem Spartans (lyrics and music), “Bands & Violence”‎^[1], 0:45–51:

     Harlem only, don't do friends
     Spartans active, don't get qwenged
     That gyal dead, but the uck was 10
     Man with the phone on the strip with peng

   • 2017 December 17, Skatty of AD (lyrics and music), “Intense”‎^[2], 1:08–13:

     With this dots that I got in my coat
     Pull it out and den watch this madness
     Like how you gonna leave your friend to get kwenged?

   • 2019 February 19, Lowkey (OFB) (lyrics and music), “Hold Dem”‎^[3], 1:03–1:04:

     And we send shot pon dem anyone of dem can get blem
     We send shot pon dem anyone of dem can get qweng