thang

See also: Thang, tháng, thắng, Thắng, and thẳng

English

Etymology

An altered spelling of thing, representing pronunciation in the southern United States (see thank–think merger).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θæŋ/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Rhymes: -æŋ

Noun

thang (plural thangs)

  1. (slang) Pronunciation spelling of thing, usually used to denote a known fad or popular activity.
    It's cool, girl, it ain't no thang.
    Do your own thang.
    • 1977, “Sweet Thang”, in Freedom Flight, performed by Shuggie Otis:
      Ooh baby, sweet thang

Derived terms

Further reading

Dimasa

Verb

thang

  1. to go

Min Nan
For pronunciation and definitions of thang – see 通 (“can; may”).
(This character, thang, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 通.)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) thang • (湯, 󱥭, 梯, 蹚, 簜)

  1. a ladder
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Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 湯.

Noun

thang

  1. (alternative medicine) a prescribed dose of Chinese or Vietnamese medicine
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