nang
/næŋ/
nang noun: a metal bulb filled with nitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellant for whipped cream.
Noun
nang (plural nangs)
- A metal bulb filled with nitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellant for whipped cream.
- I reckon the thing that brings on a trip the quickest is definitly^([sic]) a nang (nitrous oxide bulb) while listening to REALLY intense music1996 March 5, Justin O'Brien, “how long before you peak on acid?”, in alt.drugs (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.^([sic]) Y'know, next to the nangs (or bulbs - nitrous oxide for whipped cream).1998 October 18, “noise” from hello.net.au and start.net.au, “H ?”, in alt.drugs.hard (Usenet)
- Synonyms:
- whippet
Adjective
nang (comparative more nang, superlative most nang)
- excellent; awesome; masterful; deeply satisfying.
- That was well nang!
- 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.2016 December 9, Adam Boult, quoting Elijah Quashie, “These brilliant videos about London's takeaway chicken shops are a YouTube hit”, in The Daily Telegraph
Proper noun capitalized: Nang
Nang
- A county of Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
- In 1959, I returned to Tibet to take part in the nationality reformation movement. Later, I also worked as chairman of the women's association in Lang County.[1971 July 20 [1971 July 15], “Closely Follow Chairman Mao in Making Revolution Throughout Your Life”, in Daily Report: Communist China, volume I, number 139, Foreign Broadcast Information Service...
- Nang county is the name given to the present administrative division of E Dakpo, the principal gateway to the sacred mountain of Tsari, and the region through which the Brahmaputra River cuts its way through an unnavigable 33 km horse-shoe gorge as it flows towards Longpo and Kongpo.1996 January, “Southern Tibet”, in Gyurme Dorje, editor, Tibet Handbook: with Bhutan, Passport Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 288, column 1
- Synonyms:
- Lang
Synonyms of nang
Forms of nang
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | nangs |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more nang |
| superlative | most nang |
Origin of nang
Multicultural London English, from Jamaican English, from Jamaican Creole nyanga, potentially from West African languages, such as Mende (Sierra Leone) nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”) or Hausa yanga (“boastfulness”).
From Tibetan སྣང (snang).
Phrases with nang
Words that rhyme with nang
Questions about nang
- What does nang mean?
- Nang means a metal bulb filled with nitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellant for whipped cream.
- What part of speech is nang?
- Nang can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce nang?
- Nang is pronounced /næŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of nang?
- The plural of nang is nangs.
Words near nang in the dictionary
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