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spang
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spang  (spng)
adv. Informal
Precisely; squarely: fell spang into the middle of the puddle.

[Probably from dialectal spang, to leap, jerk, bang, probably of imitative origin.]

spang [spæŋ]
adv
US and Canadian informal exactly, firmly, or straight spang on target
[of unknown origin]
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Verb1.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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On any given day one can watch packs of kids wander from hangout to hangout, doing drugs, drinking, spanging (the term for begging) and harassing others.
JS 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.
 
 
 
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