slangwhang
/ˈslæŋwæŋ/
slangwhang verb: to bombastically criticize (someone).
Verb
slangwhang (third-person singular simple present slangwhangs, present participle slangwhanging, simple past and past participle slangwhanged)
- To bombastically criticize (someone).
- "I don't need to stand here and be slangwhanged at by no paper-collar soldiers from back East," said the soldier from Wisconsin, and went on his way.2010, Karen Schwabach, The Storm Before Atlanta, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, page 144
Noun
slangwhang (plural slangwhangs)
Forms of slangwhang
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | slangwhangs |
| present participle | slangwhanging |
| past participle | slangwhanged |
| past | slangwhanged |
| alternative form | slang-whang |
| Noun | |
| plural | slangwhangs |
Origin of slangwhang
Compound of slang + whang.
Words formed from slangwhang
Questions about slangwhang
- What does slangwhang mean?
- Slangwhang means to bombastically criticize (someone).
- What part of speech is slangwhang?
- Slangwhang can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce slangwhang?
- Slangwhang is pronounced /ˈslæŋwæŋ/.
- What is the past tense of slangwhang?
- The past tense of slangwhang is slangwhanged.
Words near slangwhang in the dictionary
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