"fang it" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: fangs it [present, singular, third-person], fanging it [participle, present], fanged it [participle, past], fanged it [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fang it (third-person singular simple present fangs it, present participle fanging it, simple past and past participle fanged it)
  1. (Australia, slang) To drive fast; to floor it. Tags: Australia, slang Related terms: fang (english: to drive)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for fang it meaning in English (2.0kB)

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