Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An obsolete or dialectal (Scotch) form of wrong.
  • noun An obsolete or provincial preterit of wring.

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Examples

  • a word wrang nah an 'then aw dooant see' at that maks mich difference soa long as yo know what it meeans.

    Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877

  • I was wantin 'to tell wee Alexander a special fine story the nicht, an' now here's Lizzie wi 'her richt's richt an' wrang's wrang -- Och, there's nae reason in the women.

    The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays Eugene O'Neill 1920

  • Oh, aye; ye can be gey clever, twistin 'the words in my mouth, feyther; but richt is richt, an' wrang's wrang, for all yer cleverness.

    The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays Eugene O'Neill 1920

  • I like Obama dont get me wrong, but the same people that wrang the money out of the financial rag last time will do it again, because Obama is not playing ball on some land issues they are having and will work very hard to discredit him, and they are very powerful people.

    Obama: Economy 'in a much better place' 2010

  • How aboot mebe lookin intae some o his gear, ye's ken it's no aw wrang.

    World-wide Campaign Sheds New Light on Nature's "LHC" | Universe Today 2010

  • “There is something wrang with the lad,” muttered the

    Chronicles of the Canongate 2008

  • ‘In troth, dame,’ answered Willie, ‘ye are no sae far wrang; sae if my comrade is to take his dance, ye maun gie me my drink, and then bob it away like Madge of Middlebie.’

    Redgauntlet 2008

  • He gart ilk juge redres the skaithis that come to the party be his wrang sentence; throw quhilk, he decorit his realm with mony nobil actis, and ejeckit the vennomus custome of riotus cheir, quhilk wes inducit afore be

    Chronicles of the Canongate 2008

  • “Saul of my pody, put you are wrang there, my friend,” answered Robin, with composure; “it is your fat Englishmen that eat up our Scots cattle, puir things.”

    Chronicles of the Canongate 2008

  • God knows, that in my sober mind, I wadna wuss ony living creature to do a wrang thing to save my life.

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian 2007

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  • You wrang?

    June 13, 2016

  • ruzuzu, weary of wretched Don's dreck,
    Resolved to kick ass and wreak heck.
    Her sly wry aspersions
    And animadversions
    Effectively wrang Herr Trump's neck.

    June 13, 2016

  • Awwww! Thanks, qms!

    June 13, 2016

  • Wring, wrang, wrung, wrong?

    June 16, 2016