Noun

1. A metal bulb filled with nitrous oxide gas, inhaled for its disassociative effects, normally intended as a propellent for whipped cream.
   • 1996 March 5, Justin O'Brien, “how long before you peak on acid?”, alt.drugs, Usenet

     I reckon the thing that brings on a trip the quickest is definitly a nang (nitrous oxide bulb) while listening to REALLY intense music

   • 1998 October 18, “noise” from hello.net.au and start.net.au, “H ?”, alt.drugs.hard, Usenet

     "helicopters" these days refers to those silly hats with propellers on top, which come with a free ounce of smack at any local K-mart. Y'know, next to the nangs (or bulbs - nitrous oxide for whipped cream).

Quotations

• 1994 February 10, Paul Hermsen, “Australian Aborigines, altered states and psychedelics”, alt.pagan, Usenet

  The circular roaring of the bullroarer simulated the rhythmic "nang-nang" effect of nitrous.

Pinyin syllable

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, nāng, náng, nǎng, or nàng.

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