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  • noun Australia, slang A metal bulb filled with nitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellant for whipped cream.

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  • See explanation under whippit.

    April 11, 2009

  • British slang for 'excellent' or 'cool'. (NPR's Says You)

    April 2, 2011

  • "A dangerous gas and its canisters, designed for whipping cream and linked to two deaths and hundreds of hospitalisations, is being offered for delivery across Queensland.

    Nangs — also known as nozzies, bulbs, and whippets — are small bulbs that contain nitrous oxide. The gas in the small canisters is often misused as a recreational drug. People ingest the dangerous product for a 20-30 second high in which the user may feel euphoric and relaxed."

    - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-27/business-offers-to-deliver-dangerous-nitrous-oxide/100718828

    April 16, 2024

  • Prompted to post this after I rode over one on my bike today, close to the city centre of Hobart. And my first thought was what a brutal little word is nang.

    April 16, 2024