Crossword clues for nang
nang
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. (context Australia slang English) A metal bulb filled with nitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellant for whipped cream. Etymology 2
a. (label en UK slang chiefly London) excellent; awesome; masterful; deeply satisfying.
Wikipedia
Nang may refer to:
- Nang County, Nyingchi, Tibet, China
- Nang yai, a form of shadow play
- Nang!, a general interest magazine
- Nang, a crude term for nitrous oxide (NO, laughing gas) when used as a recreational drug
- Nang, a person who is excommunicated from the Nihangs, a military order of Sikhism.
- Nang, Leh, a village in Ladakh, India
People named Nang:
- Che Nang (14th century), Annamese vassal king of Champa
- Nang Keo Phimpha (14th century), Laotian ruler
- Philibert Nang (born 1967), Gabonese mathematician
Nang, is a term used by Nihang Sikhs for a member guilty of religious misconduct. In that context, nang can mean either kangāl ( "destitute") or nanga (one without clothes). If a member of Nihang army is convicted via court-martial, his royal blue uniform is removed and his license of to keep arms is cancelled, leading to his excommunication from the Khalsa. Only Jathedars of Nihang Dals such as Budha Dal have authority to punish their army members after trial.
Usage examples of "nang".
They wanted strong words from her, and the kind of powerful material she had sent back when she was going on missions with Ralph to An Loc and Da Nang, and Long Binh, and Chu Lai, and the other places that had come to mean so much in the past two years she had been there.
Bob Hope was in Da Nang that day, being applauded by ten thousand servicemen and women.
In March 1966, government troops took Da Nang over from the Communists again, and Peter and Paxton took part in three days of antiwar protest.