nang

See also: náng, nàng, nāng, năng, nǎng, nặng, and Appendix:Variations of "nang"

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æŋ

Etymology 1

Noun

nang (plural nangs)

1. (Australia, slang) A metal bulb filled with nitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellant for whipped cream.
   • 1996 March 5, Justin O'Brien, “how long before you peak on acid?”, alt.drugs, Usenet

     I reckon the thing that brings on a trip the quickest is definitly a nang (nitrous oxide bulb) while listening to REALLY intense music

   • 1998 October 18, “noise” from hello.net.au and start.net.au, “H ?”, alt.drugs.hard, Usenet

     "helicopters" these days refers to those silly hats with propellers on top, which come with a free ounce of smack at any local K-mart. Y'know, next to the nangs (or bulbs - nitrous oxide for whipped cream).

Quotations

• 1994 February 10, Paul Hermsen, “Australian Aborigines, altered states and psychedelics”, alt.pagan, Usenet

  The circular roaring of the bullroarer simulated the rhythmic "nang-nang" effect of nitrous.

Etymology 2

Multicultural London English, from Jamaican English, from Jamaican Creole nyanga, potentially from West African languages, such as Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”) or Hausa yanga (“boastfulness”).

Adjective

nang (comparative more nang, superlative most nang)

1. (UK, slang, chiefly MLE) excellent; awesome; masterful; deeply satisfying.

   That was well nang!

   • 2016 December 9, Adam Boult, quoting Quashie, Elijah, “These brilliant videos about London's takeaway chicken shops are a YouTube hit”, in The Daily Telegraph‎^[1]:

     The wings were seriously a peng ting. The chips were nang. Burger was sick – the assembly was on point. The fillet was a serious ting – the thickness was there. Bossman did well.

Synonyms

• fabulous, splendid; See also Thesaurus:excellent

Anagrams

• Gann, Ngan

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Bau Bidayuh

Noun

nang

1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)

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Chuukese

Noun

nang

1. heaven

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Jingpho

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ (“you”).

Pronoun

nang

1. you

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Mandarin

Romanization

nang

1. Nonstandard spelling of nāng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of náng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of nǎng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of nàng.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

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Mizo

Etymology

From Kuki-Chin *naŋ, ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ (“you”).

Pronoun

nang

1. you (singular)

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aŋ

Pronoun

nang

1. when
2. that, who, which

Synonyms

• (when): kapag, kailan
• (that, who, which): na

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [naːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [naːŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 囊.

Noun

nang

1. follicle

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier cây) nang

1. (archaic) areca

   Synonym: cau

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Yapese

Verb

nang

1. to know