dangとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

First attested in c. 1797, a minced oath of damn.

動詞

dang (third-person singular simple present dangs, present participle danging, simple past and past participle danged)

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

間投詞

dang

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

派生語

形容詞

dang (not comparable)

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

   Synonyms: darn, durn

副詞

dang (not comparable)

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

   Synonyms: darn, durn

   • 2024 October 8, Lauren Gruber, Megan Uy, “We Found Sooo Many Viral TikTok Items on Sale for October Prime Day”, in Cosmopolitan‎:

     Draining your pasta water (and reserving a bit for your pasta sauce recipe) is so dang easy with this clip-on strainer. Plus, it wastes waaay less cabinet space than a traditional colander.

名詞

dang (plural dangs)

1. (euphemistic) A damn, a negligible quantity, minimal consideration.

   I don't give a dang.

2. (humorous, rare) A dam (structure placed around a body of water), used because of the homophony between dam and damn.
   • 2006 October 3, Lute Olson, David Fisher, Lute!: The Seasons of My Life, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 4:

     I don't often yell at my players or officials--I've never once thrown a chair, the best I ever did was a clipboard--and I never curse. People like to joke that I once went on vacation to the Hoover Dang.

   • 2009, Chuck Holton, Melt Down, Multnomah, →ISBN, page 194:

     “Momma, Keisha says we have to call it the 'Hoover Dang'.” Monique laughed, and it felt good. “No, honey. You don't have to call it that. […]

語源 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

動詞

dang

1. (obsolete) simple past of ding

語源 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

動詞

dang (third-person singular simple present dangs, present participle danging, simple past and past participle danged)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To dash.
   • (Can we date this quote?), Christopher Marlowe, Hero and Leander‎:

     Till she, o'ercome with anguish, shame, and rage,
     Danged down to hell her loathsome carriage.

参照

Further reading

• “dang”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “dang”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “dang” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025.

アナグラム

• N.D. Ga., NDGA, gDNA, gdna