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mang¹

  • /ˈmæŋ/
  • [ˈmæŋ]
  • /ˈmeɪ̯ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈmeɪ̯ŋ] Canada, US
  • /ˈmɛ̃ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈmɛ̃ŋ] Canada, US

Sounds like MAANG · Rhymes with -æŋ

Where it comes from

Dialectal rendering of man, as used in American Spanish.

noun

  1. alternative, nonstandard Alternative form of man (suggesting a Spanish accent) "Chit, mang, you putos are a bunch of racists." Omar's classic Spanglish comeback made everyone break out in raucous laughter.

mang²

  • /ˈmæŋ/
  • [ˈmæŋ]
  • /ˈmeɪ̯ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈmeɪ̯ŋ] Canada, US
  • /ˈmɛ̃ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈmɛ̃ŋ] Canada, US

Sounds like MAANG · Rhymes with -æŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English mang, mangis, imang, emang, variants of Middle English on mang, in mange, from Old English on ġemang. More at among.

preposition

  1. Devon Amid, amongst, among.

mang³

  • /ˈmæŋ/
  • [ˈmæŋ]
  • /ˈmeɪ̯ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈmeɪ̯ŋ] Canada, US
  • /ˈmɛ̃ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈmɛ̃ŋ] Canada, US

Sounds like MAANG · Rhymes with -æŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English mangen, mængen, from Old English mængan, variant of mengan, menċġan (“to mix; mingle”). More at meng, ming.

verb mangs · manging · manged

  1. Devon To mix. It's all manged up together.

mang⁴

  • /ˈmæŋ/
  • [ˈmæŋ]
  • /ˈmeɪ̯ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈmeɪ̯ŋ] Canada, US
  • /ˈmɛ̃ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈmɛ̃ŋ] Canada, US

Sounds like MAANG · Rhymes with -æŋ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Angloromani mong (“to beg”), from European Romani mangel (“to want, beg”). Compare Sanskrit mārg-, मार्ग् (“to seek, ask for”).

verb mangs · manging · manged

  1. ambitransitive, dated, rare, slang To beg; to beg for money.

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"mang." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mang. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

"mang." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mang.

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@misc{mang_2026,
  title = {mang},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mang},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}