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pranged

pranged is the simple past and past participle of prang.

Meaning of prang

Verb

prang (third-person singular simple present prangs, present participle pranging, simple past and past participle pranged)

  1. (dated, slang) To crash an aeroplane.
    • “We have to wear good socks and boots,” said one pilot with a grin, “—as we often prang in the jungle, and have to walk home.”1946, Frank Clune, Song of India, page 332
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal, intransitive) To crash; to have an accident while controlling a vehicle.
    • “Didn′t bump nobody,” I sneer.
      “That′s because you were careful,” says the wife. “Your forecast doesn′t say you will prang. It merely says ‘exercise care today,’ which you did.”1958, Nation, numbers 1-33, page 56
  3. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal, transitive) To damage (the vehicle one is driving) in an accident; to have a minor collision with (another motor vehicle).
    • Soon after rescuing some silly children from the local caves, the alien prangs his vessel and dies.2004, John Pym, editor, Time Out Film Guide, page 70

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Adjective

pranged (comparative more pranged, superlative most pranged)

  1. (UK, slang) paranoid
    • She's pranged. I'm pranged. This is paranoia run amok.2009, Mark Johnson, Wasted
    • Most of them look like they haven't slept for days; they're pranged or pinned, edgy and paranoid.2012, JJ Connolly, Viva La Madness

Forms of pranged

comparativemore pranged
superlativemost pranged

Words formed from pranged

Questions about pranged

What does pranged mean?
Pranged means paranoid.
What is pranged the simple past and past participle of?
Pranged is the simple past and past participle of prang.
What part of speech is pranged?
Pranged is an adjective.

Words near pranged in the dictionary

  1. Prandtl numbers
  2. Prandtl-Meyer function
  3. prang
  4. prang out
  5. Prange
  6. pranged
  7. pranged out
  8. prangenidin
  9. prangenin
  10. Pranges
  11. pranging

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