mang
/ˈmæŋ/US/ˈmeɪ̯ŋ/
mang is the alternative form of man.
Meaning of man
Noun
man (plural men)
- An adult male human.
- The show is especially popular with middle-aged men.
- All human males collectively: mankind.
- THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.1776 December 19, Thomas Paine, The American Crisis
- An adult male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a representative, etc.
- When President Roosevelt goes walking in the country about Washington he is always accompanied by two Secret Service men.1909, Harper's Weekly, volume 53, page iii
- An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.
- He’s more a man than any pair of rats of you in this here house[…]1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, “In The Enemy’s Camp”, in Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC, part VI (Captain Silver), page 234
- An adult or adolescent male servant. Anyone from a right-hand man (high-ranking assistant) to a low-ranking servant.
- A human, a person regardless of gender or sex, usually an adult.
- every man for himself
Preposition
mang
Verb (1)
mang (third-person singular simple present mangs, present participle manging, simple past and past participle manged)
- To mix.
- It's all manged up together.
- Hagegy Bess; wi' zich, I reckon,
Ha now delight'h vor mang.1867, William Frederick Rock, Jim and Nell, page 25
Verb (2)
mang (third-person singular simple present mangs, present participle manging, simple past and past participle manged)
- To beg; to beg for money.
Forms of mang
| third-person singular present | mangs |
|---|---|
| present participle | manging |
| past participle | manged |
| past | manged |
Origin of mang
Dialectal rendering of man, as used in American Spanish.
From Middle English mang, mangis, imang, emang, variants of Middle English on mang, in mange, from Old English on ġemang. More at among.
From Middle English mangen, mængen, from Old English mængan, variant of mengan, menċġan (“to mix; mingle”). More at meng, ming.
Words that rhyme with mang
Questions about mang
- What does mang mean?
- Mang means amid, amongst, among.
- What is mang the alternative form of?
- Mang is the alternative form of man.
- What part of speech is mang?
- Mang can be a preposition or a verb.
- How do you pronounce mang?
- Mang is pronounced /ˈmæŋ/.
Words near mang in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mang (page history and authors); man (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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