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spang
(spăng)adv. Informal
Precisely; squarely: fell spang into the middle of the puddle.
[Probably from dialectal spang, to leap, jerk, bang, probably of imitative origin.]
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spang
(spæŋ)adv
informal US and Canadian exactly, firmly, or straight: spang on target.
[C19: of unknown origin]
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spang
(spæŋ)adv.
directly or exactly.
[1835–45, Amer.]
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Verb | 1. | spang - leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees" dialect, idiom, accent - the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy" collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" |
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