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Nang vs Yang - What's the difference?

nang | yang |

As nouns the difference between nang and yang

is that nang is a metal bulb filled with nitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellant for whipped cream while yang is a principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.

As an adjective nang

is excellent; awesome; masterful; deeply satisfying.

As a verb yang is

to make the cry of the wild goose.

nang

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Australia, slang) A metal bulb filled with nitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellant for whipped cream.
  • * 1996 March 5, Justin O'Brien, “how long before you peak on acid?”, alt.drugs, Usenet
    • I reckon the thing that brings on a trip the quickest is definitly a nang (nitrous oxide bulb) while listening to REALLY intense music
  • * 1998 October 18, “noise” from hello.net.au and start.net.au, “H ?”, alt.drugs.hard, Usenet
    • "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. Y'know, next to the nangs (or bulbs - nitrous oxide for whipped cream).
    Quotations
    * 1994 February 10, Paul Hermsen, “Australian Aborigines, altered states and psychedelics”, alt.pagan, Usenet *: The circular roaring of the bullroarer simulated the rhythmic "nang'-' nang " effect of nitrous.

    Etymology 2

    Multicultural London English, from nyanga , potentially from West African languages, such as (etyl) nyanga or (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • excellent; awesome; masterful; deeply satisfying.
    • Synonyms
    * awesome, wicked, bad, cool, dope, excellent, far out, groovy, rad, See also Multicultural London English ----

    yang

    English

    Etymology 1

    From early romanizations of Chinese , originally in reference to the sunny side of areas such as mountains and dwellings (wikipedia)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (label) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, elements of the natural world.
    • Related terms
    * (complement) yin * (unity) yin-yang

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The monetary unit of Korea from 1892 to 1902, divided 100 pun.

    • Etymology 3

    Imitative.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (rare) To make the cry of the wild goose.
  • * 1902 , Eleanor Gates, The biography of a prairie girl
    • Away they went, the colt in the lead and the pinto after, until they reached the bunch of cottonwoods far up the stream where the yanging wild geese had their nests.
  • * 1957 , Adelbert Ames, Chronicles from the Nineteenth Century: 1874-1899
    • Last night we were awakened by the barking of dogs and yanging of a goose, and investigated to find that the man had neglected to house the geese and the dogs were killing them.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The cry of the wild goose; a honk.
  • * {{quote-book
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