nang

plural nangs

1. AustraliaNew ZealandslangA metal bulb filled with nitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellant for whipped cream.

   I reckon the thing that brings on a trip the quickest is definitly^([sic]) a nang (nitrous oxide bulb) while listening to REALLY intense music

   1996 March 5, Justin O'Brien, “how long before you peak on acid?”, in alt.drugs (Usenet)

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   "helicopters" these days refers to those silly hats with propellers on top, which come with a free ounce of smack at any local K-mart.^([sic]) Y'know, next to the nangs (or bulbs - nitrous oxide for whipped cream).

   1998 October 18, “noise” from hello.net.au and start.net.au, “H ?”, in alt.drugs.hard (Usenet)

   Synonyms: whippet

comparative more nang · superlative most nang

1. Multicultural London EnglishUKslangexcellent; awesome; masterful; deeply satisfying.

   That was well nang!

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   The wings were seriously a peng ting. The chips were nang. Burger was sick – the assembly was on point. The fillet was a serious ting – the thickness was there. Bossman did well.

   2016 December 9, Adam Boult, quoting Elijah Quashie, “These brilliant videos about London's takeaway chicken shops are a YouTube hit”, in The Daily Telegraph

   Synonyms: fabulous, splendid

1. A county of Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

   In 1959, I returned to Tibet to take part in the nationality reformation movement. Later, I also worked as chairman of the women's association in Lang County.

   [1971 July 20 [1971 July 15], “Closely Follow Chairman Mao in Making Revolution Throughout Your Life”, in Daily Report: Communist China, volume I, number 139, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Peking, translation of original in Mandarin, →OCLC, Communist China: Southwest Region, page E 2

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   Nang county is the name given to the present administrative division of E Dakpo, the principal gateway to the sacred mountain of Tsari, and the region through which the Brahmaputra River cuts its way through an unnavigable 33 km horse-shoe gorge as it flows towards Longpo and Kongpo.

   1996 January, “Southern Tibet”, in Gyurme Dorje, editor, Tibet Handbook: with Bhutan, Passport Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 288, column 1

   Synonyms: Lang