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dang¹

  • /ˈdæŋ/
  • [ˈdæŋ]
  • /ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈdeɪ̯ŋ] Canada, US
  • /ˈdɛ̃ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈdɛ̃ŋ] Canada, US

Rhymes with -æŋ

Where it comes from

First attested in c. 1797, a minced oath of damn.

verb dangs · danging · danged

  1. euphemistic Damn.

interjection

  1. euphemistic Damn.

adjective

  1. euphemistic, not comparable Damn.

    Similar: darn, durn

adverb

  1. euphemistic, not comparable Damn. Draining your pasta water (and reserving a bit for your pasta sauce recipe) is so dang easy with this clip-on strainer. Plus, it wastes waaay less cabinet space than a traditional colander.

    Similar: darn, durn

noun dangs

  1. euphemistic A damn, a negligible quantity, minimal consideration. I don't give a dang.
  2. humorous, rare A dam (structure placed around a body of water), used because of the homophony between dam and damn. I don't often yell at my players or officials--I've never once thrown a chair, the best I ever did was a clipboard--and I never curse. People like to joke that I once went on vacation to the Hoover Dang.

dang²

  • /ˈdæŋ/
  • [ˈdæŋ]
  • /ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈdeɪ̯ŋ] Canada, US
  • /ˈdɛ̃ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈdɛ̃ŋ] Canada, US

Rhymes with -æŋ

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. obsolete, past simple past of ding

dang³

  • /ˈdæŋ/
  • [ˈdæŋ]
  • /ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈdeɪ̯ŋ] Canada, US
  • /ˈdɛ̃ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈdɛ̃ŋ] Canada, US

Rhymes with -æŋ

verb dangs · danging · danged

  1. obsolete, transitive To dash. Till she, o'ercome with anguish, shame, and rage, Danged down to hell her loathsome carriage.

Dang⁴

  • /dæŋ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Vietnamese Đặng or Eastern Min 鄭／郑 (Dâng).

proper noun Dangs

  1. A surname.

Dang⁵

  • /dæŋ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Gujarati ડાંગ (ḍā̃g)

proper noun

  1. A district of Gujarat, India.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: darn, damn, crud, slender, thin, brothel, geez, tang, dammit, golly, lord, operator, heck, party, ki, hell

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dang. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dang

Chicago

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BibTeX
@misc{dang_2026,
  title = {dang},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dang},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}