slangwhang

English

Alternative forms

• slang-whang

Etymology

Compound of slang +‎ whang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslæŋwæŋ/

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Verb

slangwhang (third-person singular simple present slangwhangs, present participle slangwhanging, simple past and past participle slangwhanged)

1. (intransitive, transitive, US, slang, archaic) To bombastically criticize (someone).
   • 2010, Karen Schwabach, The Storm Before Atlanta, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, page 144:

     "I don't need to stand here and be slangwhanged at by no paper-collar soldiers from back East," said the soldier from Wisconsin, and went on his way.

     The book is set in the year 1863.

Derived terms

• slangwhanger
• slangwhanging

Noun

slangwhang (plural slangwhangs)

1. (US, slang, archaic) Extremely bombastic and insulting criticism.

References

• “slangwhang, n. and adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “slangwhang, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.