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- [spang]
- /spæŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [spang]
- /spæŋ/
Definitions of spang word
- adverb spang directly, exactly: The bullet landed spang on target. 1
- adverb spang exactly, firmly, or straight 0
- adverb spang abruptly, directly, or exactly 0
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Origin of spang
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1835-45; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Spang
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spang popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spang usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with spang
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