WHANG

I. noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English thong, thwang Date: 1536 1. dialect thong , rawhide , a large piece ; chunk , penis , II. verb Date: 1684 transitive verb beat , thrash , to propel or strike with force, intransitive verb to beat or work with force or violence, III. noun Etymology: imitative Date: circa 1824 a loud sharp vibrant or resonant sound, IV. verb Date: 1728 intransitive verb to make a ~, transitive verb to strike with a ~