dang

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see also: Dang

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Pronunciation

• enPR: dăng; IPA: /dæŋ/
• (General American) enPR: dăng, dāng; IPA: /dæŋ/, /deɪŋ/

Verb

dang (dangs, present participle danging; simple past and past participle danged)

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Interjection

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Adjective

dang (not comparable)

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Synonyms

• darn, durn

Noun

dang (plural dangs)

1. (euphemistic) A damn, a negligible quantity, minimal consideration.

   I don't give a dang.

2. (humorous, rare) A dam , used because of the homophony between dam and damn.

Etymology 2

See ding.

Verb

1. (obsolete) simple past of ding

Verb

dang (dangs, present participle danging; simple past and past participle danged)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To dash.

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Dang

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Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Đặng or cdo - 鄭.

Pronunciation

• enPR: dăng, IPA: /dæŋ/

Proper noun

1. Surname.

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