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dang

Pronunciation: /ˈdæŋ/

The English word “dang” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. Damn.
  2. To dash.

noun

  1. A damn, a negligible quantity, minimal consideration.
  2. A dam (structure placed around a body of water), used because of the homophony between dam and damn.

Etymology

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

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