prang

Meaning

Noun

1. (slang) An aeroplane crash.
2. (slang) A bombing raid.
3. (informal) An accident involving a motor vehicle, typically minor and without casualties.
4. (slang) Crack cocaine.

Verb

1. (slang) To crash an aeroplane.
2. (informal) To crash; to have an accident while controlling a vehicle.
3. (informal) To damage (the vehicle one is driving) in an accident; to have a minor collision with (another motor vehicle).

Synonyms

destroy by bombing

bombardment

bombing

clash

collision

💥

crash landing

rocks

smash

bazooka

crack rock

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹæŋ/

Etymology

Originally World War II Royal Air Force slang; probably imitative.