adj
Meaning 1
Damn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: darn, durn
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dang
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈdæŋ/ without æ-raising
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[ˈdæŋ] without æ-raising
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Canada, US: /ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/
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Canada, US: [ˈdeɪ̯ŋ]
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Canada, US: /ˈdɛ̃ŋ/
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Canada, US: [ˈdɛ̃ŋ]
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rhymes with -æŋ
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dăng
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/dæŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: D AE1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Damn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: darn, durn
Antonyms: none provided
intj
Meaning 3
Damn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic
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name
Meaning 4
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 5
A district of Gujarat, India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
A damn, a negligible quantity, minimal consideration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic
Examples
- I don't give a dang.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
A dam (structure placed around a body of water), used because of the homophony between dam and damn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, rare
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verb
Meaning 8
Damn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic
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verb
Meaning 9
simple past of ding
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, obsolete, past
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verb
Meaning 10
To dash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
First attested in c. 1797, a minced oath of damn.
Borrowed from Vietnamese Đặng or Eastern Min 鄭/郑 (Dâng).
Borrowed from Gujarati ડાંગ (ḍā̃g)
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.