English Explanatory Dictionary

nang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A metal bulb filled with nitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellant for whipped cream.
adj
  1. excellent; awesome; masterful; deeply satisfying.
name
  1. A county of Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

Pronunciation

năng /næŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nang.wav

Word forms

nang nangs more nang most nang

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”).

Synonyms

whippet fabulous splendid Lang
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