Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Thing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English form of
thong .
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- noun slang a
thing : usually used to denote a known fad or popular activity
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And although Sarah Churchwell's assertion (A neologism thang, innit, 10 May) that the -ize spelling is "much-maligned (in Britain)" may be true in some quarters, it isn't here at Oxford, where -ize remains, as it always has been, the preferred form.
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While most people accept that language will change with use and time, Sarah Churchwell appears to justify the increasing Americanisation of British English A neologism thang, innit, 10 May.
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It used to be pretty, but now its just pretty fat and pretty invisible. i can relate my friend, i can relate! this marriage with children thang is all so very much a love hate relationship - a mixed curse, uh blessing, indeed!
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Feds bustin 'in the door and snatchin' ever'thang from a Bush appointee?
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Feds bustin 'in the door and snatchin' ever'thang from a Bush appointee?
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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And one more before I go do that writin 'thang ...
Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street mtrimm1 2007
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If the whole Jesus thang is a beat-up, well, what can it hurt?
Just to say -- karenmiller 2007
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In due course I'll have a natter here about the whole tie-in thang, in all its controversial glory.
Phew! Head space is all cleared again ... karenmiller 2006
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Psychodelic as his good friend Eddie Hazel, and a Jimi influence but the whole thang is in a new context with Zo also on the digital horns.
View from the Northern Border Michael Evans 2006
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Psychodelic as his good friend Eddie Hazel, and a Jimi influence but the whole thang is in a new context with Zo also on the digital horns.
View from the Northern Border Michael Evans 2004
libizd commented on the word thang
a slang word meaning "thing"
June 10, 2009