# "Jang", slang for good

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jang-slang-for-good/617873>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 5, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jang-slang-for-good/617873 "2012-04-05T01:25:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jang-slang-for-good/617873/1 "2012-04-05T01:25:12Z")

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I didn’t make that up, did I? I just used it to my daughter as slang for “good, great, nice, etc”, and she accused me of making up words. I’ve gone to the almighty google, which doesn’t come up with any results with my meaning, but…I’ve used it that way for years, possibly decades…I know I must have got it somewhere. Anyone else remember it?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jang-slang-for-good/617873/2 "2012-04-05T02:17:54Z")

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[What Urban Dictionary has to say.](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jang)

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**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jang-slang-for-good/617873/3 "2012-04-05T02:47:39Z")

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Damn, after perusing the Urban Dictionary entries, you should consider yourself lucky that your daughter thought it was a fake word.

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**Author:** ![MickNickMaggies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MickNickMaggies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MickNickMaggies)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jang-slang-for-good/617873/4 "2012-04-05T15:25:02Z")

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I’ve hear ‘nang’ being used to mean ‘good’.

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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jang-slang-for-good/617873/5 "2012-04-05T15:34:24Z")

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I can’t get Urban Dictionary at work. Didn’t it come up in \*Wayne’s World \*(movie) as Cantonese for “excellent!”? That’s where I picked it up anyway. Zang!