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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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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This possibility becomes clearer in Hemp Bracelet for Spanging, 2009, and Land of the Lost, 2008, showing young back packers camped calmly in deep forest, one playing the violin.
Justine Kurland: MITCHELL-INNES & NASH
Maybe, a homeless "throwaway" teen who narrates this short novel, lives with her tribe of fellow street kids in Manhattan, sleeping under bridges and in abandoned buildings; spanging (begging for spare change), washing windshields and running various street schemes, from dealing to juggling, for money; dumpster diving and grabbing rare meals from soup kitchens when they can.
Strasser, Todd. Can't Get There from Here