Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thang

/ˈθæŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: thang
IPA: /ˈθæŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pronunciation spelling of thing, usually used to denote a known fad or popular activity.

Slang

noun

Slang

name

Alternative form of Thangjam surname of Meitei origin

name

Example Sentences

"It's cool, girl, it ain't no thang."
"Do your own thang."
"Ooh baby, sweet thang"
"I loved playing ball for Syracuse. Couldn't get enough of doing my thang on that court and showing motherfuckers all my skills."
"[Dee:] What's one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time? [Haliey Welch:] Oh, you gotta give him that hawk tuah and spit on that thang, you get me?"

Etymology

An altered spelling of thing, representing pronunciation in the southern United States (see thank–think merger); compare everytang. Also see archaic variants for "thing" like Middle English theing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: theing, ꯊꯥꯡ

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

thangs (plural)

Phrases

ain't nothing but a thang

Rhymes With

hang gang bang sang wang yang lang chang rang zhang dang tang

Questions

How do you pronounce thang?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθæŋ/.
What does thang mean?: Pronunciation spelling of thing, usually used to denote a known fad or popular activity.
Where does thang come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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