"prang out" meaning in All languages combined

See prang out on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: prangs out [present, singular, third-person], pranging out [participle, present], pranged out [participle, past], pranged out [past]
Etymology: Compare pranged (“paranoid”), prang (“crack cocaine”). Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} prang out (third-person singular simple present prangs out, present participle pranging out, simple past and past participle pranged out)
  1. (UK, slang) To worry, panic; to suffer an anxiety attack. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-prang_out-en-verb-GOiqa7BN Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20
  2. (UK, slang) To have a bad experience on drugs; to have a freakout. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-prang_out-en-verb-yiK6z44s Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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