Etymology

dang

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Today it means: Damn. Full definition →

Vietnamese Đặng
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dang · verb, interjection, adjective, adverb, noun1

First attested in c. 1797, a minced oath of damn.

dang · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Dang · proper noun3

  1. Vietnamese · borrowed fromĐặng
  2. English todayDang

Borrowed from Vietnamese Đặng or Eastern Min 鄭／郑 (Dâng).

Dang · proper noun4

  1. Gujarati · borrowed fromડાંગ
  2. English todayDang

Borrowed from Gujarati ડાંગ (ḍā̃g)

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