mishang
English
Etymology
mis- + hang
Verb
mishang (third-person singular simple present mishangs, present participle mishanging, simple past and past participle mishung)
- To hang improperly.
- 1962, The Music Magazine and Musical Courier, page 31:
- The New York Museum of Modern Art recently mishung a cut-and-pasted gouache of a sailboat and reflection by Henri Matisse.
- 1995, N. Berman, Thrift Shop Maniac's Guided Tours, page 124:
- On my catch-up review for this edition, I was dutifully checking out the larger size rack, only to discover someone had accidently or intentionally mishung some very cholce stuff, just right for my size-twelve bod.
- 1998, Glen Ballou, Handbook for Sound Engineers: The New Audio Cyclopedia, page 1250:
- What if the rigger (the person who anchors the grids to the building ceiling) mishangs a single cable?