thang

American

[thang] / θæŋ /

noun

thing.

They put a device on that gas meter thang stickin' up in the backyard.
You just go on ahead and do your thang.
He couldn't explain it; I guess it's a man thang.

idioms

like it ain't no thang,
1. as if it were effortless or unremarkable.
  
  They raised $7 million like it ain't no thang.
2. like crazy; with great enthusiasm, energy, or speed.
  
  I'm putting on weight like it ain't no thang!
  Saturdays we party like it ain't no thang.
(it) ain't no thang, it's nothing to fuss or worry about; it's easy, unimportant, or unremarkable.

Don't be ashamed—ain't no thang.
You try and complete 150 situps while trying to pretend it ain't no thang!

Etymology

Origin of thang

First recorded in 1930–35; variant pronunciation of thing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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From his newly built three-storey home outside Hanoi, Trinh Tat Thang has watched the surging global gold price with mounting dread.

From Barron's

Family members loaned Thang four glittering one-luong bars -- a standard Vietnamese unit equivalent to 1.2 troy ounces -- to break ground on his house in 2022.

From Barron's

"This crazy high cost for gold worries me sick," Thang said.

From Barron's

"There probably aren't many people left in this country who would borrow gold these days," said Thang.

From Barron's

Ral Uk Thang, a resident in the western Chin state, believes civilians "don't want the election".

From BBC

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