dang

Verb (1)

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

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Interjection

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Adjective

dang (not comparable)

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

   Synonyms:

   darn, durn

Adverb

dang (not comparable)

1. (euphemistic) Damn.
   • Draining your pasta water (and reserving a bit for your pasta sauce recipe) is so dang easy with this clip-on strainer. Plus, it wastes waaay less cabinet space than a traditional colander.2024 October 8, Lauren Gruber, Megan Uy, “We Found Sooo Many Viral TikTok Items on Sale for October Prime Day”, in Cosmopolitan

   Synonyms:

   darn, durn

Noun

dang (plural dangs)

1. (euphemistic) A damn, a negligible quantity, minimal consideration.
   • I don't give a dang.
2. (humorous, rare) A dam (structure placed around a body of water), used because of the homophony between dam and damn.
   • I don't often yell at my players or officials--I've never once thrown a chair, the best I ever did was a clipboard--and I never curse. People like to joke that I once went on vacation to the Hoover Dang.2006 October 3, Lute Olson, David Fisher, Lute!: The Seasons of My Life, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 4
   • “Momma, Keisha says we have to call it the 'Hoover Dang'.” Monique laughed, and it felt good. “No, honey. You don't have to call it that.[…]2009, Chuck Holton, Melt Down, Multnomah, →ISBN, page 194

Verb (2)

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

1. (obsolete, transitive) To dash.
   • Till she, o'ercome with anguish, shame, and rage,
     Danged down to hell her loathsome carriage.(Can we date this quote?), Christopher Marlowe, Hero and Leander

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Dang

IPA/dæŋ/

Dang (plural Dangs)

1. A surname.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Dang

IPA/dæŋ/

Dang

1. A district of Gujarat, India.