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As nouns the difference between pang and nang

is that pang is paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; sudden and transitory agony; throe while nang is a metal bulb filled with nitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellant for whipped cream.

As a verb pang

is to torment; to torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering.

As an adjective nang is

excellent; awesome; masterful; deeply satisfying.

pang

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (often, pluralized) paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; sudden and transitory agony; throe
  • * 1591 , , Henry VI, Part II , act 3, sc. 3,
    • See, how the pangs of death do make him grin!
  • * 1888 , , "The Nightingale and the Rose" in The Happy Prince and Other Tales ,
    • So the Nightingale pressed closer against the thorn, and the thorn touched her heart, and a fierce pang of pain shot through her.
  • (often, pluralized) A sharp, sudden feeling of a mental or emotional nature, as of joy or sorrow
  • * 1867 , , The Guardian Angel , ch. 7,
    • He was startled with a piece of information which gave him such an exquisite pang of delight that he could hardly keep the usual quiet of his demeanor.

    Related terms

    * birth pangs * pang of conscience

    Verb

  • to torment; to torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering
  • * 1918 , , "On Unanswering Letters" in Mince Pie ,
    • It panged him so to say good-bye when he had to leave.

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    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 ----