thang
See also: Thang, tháng, thắng, Thắng, and thẳng
English
Etymology
An altered spelling of thing, representing pronunciation in the southern United States (see thank–think merger).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θæŋ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -æŋ
Noun
thang (plural thangs)
- (slang) Pronunciation spelling of thing, usually used to denote a known fad or popular activity.
- It's cool, girl, it ain't no thang.
- Do your own thang.
- 1977, “Sweet Thang”, in Freedom Flight, performed by Shuggie Otis:
- Ooh baby, sweet thang
Derived terms
- ain't nothing but a thang
Further reading
- Jonathon Green (2023), “thang n.”, in Green's Dictionary of Slang
Dimasa
Verb
thang
- to go
Min Nan
For pronunciation and definitions of thang – see 通 (“can; may”). (This character, thang, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 通.) |
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaːŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰaːŋ˧˧]
Etymology 1
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Noun
(classifier cái, chiếc) thang • (湯, , 梯, 蹚, 簜)
- a ladder
See also
Derived terms
- cầu thang
- leo thang
- thang bộ
- thang máy
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 湯.
Noun
thang
- (alternative medicine) a prescribed dose of Chinese or Vietnamese medicine
See also
Derived terms
- một nụ cười bằng mười thang thuốc bổ