swang
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: swăng, IPA(key): /swæŋ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æŋ
Etymology 1
Noun
swang (plural swangs)
- A swamp.
Etymology 2
Verb
swang (third-person singular simple present swangs, present participle swanging, simple past and past participle swanged)
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To steer one's vehicle from side to side while driving.
- 2005, Chamillionaire (featuring Krayzie Bone), "Ridin'", The Sound of Revenge:
- Turn on my blinker light and then I swang it slow
- 2006, Trae (featuring Pimp C and Big Hawk), "Swang", Restless:
- I'mma swang, I'mma swing my slab lean to the left
- 2010, G. Washington, Karma from the Cradle to the Street, Xlibris, published 2010, →ISBN, page 118:
- Caine pulled off burning rubber and swanging side to side.
- 2005, Chamillionaire (featuring Krayzie Bone), "Ridin'", The Sound of Revenge:
Etymology 3
Verb
swang
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Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /swɑnɡ/, [swɑŋɡ]
Verb
swang
- first/third-person singular preterite indicative of swingan