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Definition of wang
wang
/wæŋ/
wang
Plural:wangs
•Past Simple:wanged
•Past Participle:wanged
•Present Participle:wanging
wang Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
9
Tier
2
Usage
Rare
wang Game Scores & Validity
Scrabble US
Scrabble UK
WWF
Wordle Guess
• noun
1
North American A vulgar or slang term for a penis.
Example
"The comedian made an off-color joke involving a drawn wang that caught the audience off guard."
Synonyms
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1
British To throw, hit, or fling something forcefully.
Example
"He wanged his heavy boots into the corner of the room after a long hike."
Synonyms
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As a noun, 'wang' is highly informal slang and can be considered vulgar; it is also a variant spelling of 'whang' when used as a verb in British English.
• Rhymes for wang
Word Origin & Etymology
Emerged in American slang around the 1930s, likely derived from 'whang' (meaning a heavy blow or a thick slice), which itself has an echoic origin imitating a forceful impact.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
Cite this Entry
Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Wang. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/wang