English Explanatory Dictionary

Numberwang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A situation involving a bewildering succession of numbers.
  2. The manipulation of statistics.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Numberwang.

Word forms

Numberwang

Etymology

number + wang, from a 2006 That Mitchell and Webb Look comedy sketch about a nonsensical game show in which contestants shout random numbers and the host replies "That's Numberwang!"

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