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nang en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • năng (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /næŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. (Australia, New-Zealand, slang) 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 music 1996 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):

Forms

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nangs Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

whippet

wikidata: Q7993720

nang en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • năng (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /næŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

  1. (Multicultural-London-English, UK, slang) 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:

Forms

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most nang Degree=Sup lexicographic
more nang Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

fabulous · splendid

wikipedia: Jamaican English · wikipedia: Jafaican