Etymology

numberwang

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Today it means: A situation involving a bewildering succession of numbers. Full definition →

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The story

number + wang, from a 2006 That Mitchell and Webb Look comedy sketch about a nonsensical game show in which contestants shout random numbers and the host replies "That's Numberwang!"

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