dang

See also dāng, dǎng, dàng, and đang

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æŋ

Etymology 1

Verb

dang (third-person singular simple present dangs, present participle danging, simple past and past participle danged)

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Interjection

dang

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Adjective

dang (not comparable)

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Synonyms

• darn, durn

Translations

• Finnish: pahus (fi), hitto (fi)
• French: As an interjection: mince, zut. As an adjective: satané.

Etymology 2

See ding

Verb

dang

1. (obsolete) Simple past of ding.

Etymology 3

Verb

dang (third-person singular simple present dangs, present participle danging, simple past and past participle danged)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To dash

   Till she, o'ercome with anguish, shame, and rage, Danged down to hell her loathsome carriage - Christopher Marlowe

Anagrams

• N.D. Ga.

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Albanian

Etymology

From danë.

Noun

dang f

1. a bite, nip

Related terms

• darë

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Mandarin

Romanization

dang

1. Nonstandard spelling of dāng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of dǎng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of dàng.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.