pranging

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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