slangwhang

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slang-whang

Etymology edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈslæŋwæŋ/
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Verb edit

slangwhang (third-person singular simple present slangwhangs, present participle slangwhanging, simple past and past participle slangwhanged)

(intransitive, transitive, US, slang, archaic) To bombastically criticize (someone).
- 2010, Karen Schwabach, The Storm Before Atlanta, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, page 144:
  "I don't need to stand here and be slangwhanged at by no paper-collar soldiers from back East," said the soldier from Wisconsin, and went on his way.
  The book is set in the year 1863.

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Noun edit

slangwhang (plural slangwhangs)

(US, slang, archaic) Extremely bombastic and insulting criticism.

References edit

“slangwhang, n. and adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
“slangwhang, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.