ongang

See also: ōŋaŋ

English

Etymology

From Middle English *ongang, *ongong, from Old English ongang (“entrance, incursion, irruption, assault, attack; worship”), equivalent to on- +‎ gang.

Noun

ongang

1. (UK dialectal, obsolete) A start-up; beginning; commencement (of activity, work, machinery, etc.); a setting in motion.
2. (UK dialectal, obsolete) Rowdy or unrestrained behaviour; antics.

See also

• goings on

Anagrams

• Gagnon, Gong'an