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English
Pronunciation
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.
- (archaic and dialectal) simple past of swing. Now largely replaced by swung.
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Etymology 3
Verb
swang
- simple past of swing
Anagrams
Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
swang
- first/third-person singular preterite indicative of swingan