prang
/ˈpɹeɪ̯ŋ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An accident involving a motor vehicle, typically minor and without casualties.
British usage; Countable; Informal; Uncountable
verb
To crash; to have an accident while controlling a vehicle.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Informal; Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "2011, Bill Marsh, Great South Australia Stories, HarperCollins Publishers, Australia, unnumbered page, I remember when a call came through that a crop sprayer had had a plane prang down at Naracoorte, in the south-east of South Australia."
- "The typical prang cost a few hundred dollars in panelbeating charges."
- "If people drove like that in Australia there would be constant prangs."
- "The drive host, Mark Day, recalls the sinking feeling as he covered an accident on the Tullamarine expressway and wondered what commuters in Sydney would think about hearing all the details of the prang."
- "“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.”"
- "“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.”"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɹeɪ̯ŋ/
Usage
- Countable
- Dated
- Slang
- Uncountable
- British usage
- Informal
- American usage
- Australian usage