English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æŋ

Verb

1. euphemism for damn

Interjection

1. euphemism for damn

Adjective

1. euphemism for damn

Synonyms

• darn

Translations

• Finnish: pahus, hitto
• French: As an interjection: mince, zut. As an adjective: satané.

Etymology 2

See ding

Verb

dang

1. past of ding

Etymology 3

Verb

1. transitive obsolete To dash

   Quotations

   • Till she, o'ercome with anguish, shame, and rage, Danged down to hell her loathsome carriage - Christopher Marlowe

Mandarin

Pinyin syllable

dang

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, dāng, dǎng, or dàng.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

• Dang (or Đặng) is a Vietnamese, Chinese, Indian or German surname.
• Dang is also a Thai nickname, commonly used for both men and women.
• Dang, in American English is slang, and is a euphemism for damn, similar to darn. (see example sentences below which refer to this definition of dang)

Dang may also refer to:

• Dang Deokhuri District Nepal, a Southern District in Rapti Zone.
• Dang District, India

Example Sentences

1. Dang, you edited my section for you and me! 2. Dang, I got an 'F' on my grammar test!