Australian slang meaning to drive really fast — to floor the accelerator and go flat out. When someone tells you to fang it, they want speed, urgency, and zero hesitation. It's the kind of phrase you yell when you're late for something or just want to feel the thrill of pushing a car to its limits. Related to 'fang' as in to go hard or attack something with full intensity. Classic Australian petrolhead energy.
We were running late for the concert so Jake just fanged it down the highway and got us there in twenty minutes.
"fang it" means australian slang meaning to drive really fast — to floor the accelerator and go flat out. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
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(Australia, slang) To drive fast; to floor it.
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