thang

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/ˈθæŋ/[ˈθæŋ]/ˈθeɪ̯ŋ/[ˈθeɪ̯ŋ]

noun

the buttocks.

“Do your own thang.”

OriginMiddle English theing →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

thang1

nounthang (plural thangs)

plural thangs

  1. pronunciation spellingslangPronunciation spelling of thing, usually used to denote a known fad or popular activity.

    Do your own thang.

    4 more examples

    It's cool, girl, it ain't no thang.

    Ooh baby, sweet thang

    1977, “Sweet Thang”, in Freedom Flight, performed by Shuggie Otis

    I loved playing ball for Syracuse. Couldn't get enough of doing my thang on that court and showing motherfuckers all my skills.

    2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 180

    [Dee:] What's one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time? [Haliey Welch:] Oh, you gotta give him that hawk tuah and spit on that thang, you get me?

    2024 June 10, @timanddeetv, quoting Haliey Welch, Instagram
  2. slangthe buttocks.

Thang2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Thangjam surname of Meitei origin

Thang3

proper nounThang (plural Thangs)

plural Thangs

  1. A surname.

Origin

thang · noun

  1. Middle Englishtheing
  2. Englishthang

An altered spelling of thing, representing pronunciation in the southern United States (see thank–think merger); compare everytang. Also see archaic variants for "thing" like Middle English theing.

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Thang · proper noun

  1. mniꯊꯥꯡ
  2. EnglishThang

From Manipuri ꯊꯥꯡ (thāng).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with thang

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Cite this entry
APA

thang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thang

MLA

“thang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thang. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thang,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thang.

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