(UK, slang) The manipulation of statistics.
(UK, slang) The manipulation of statistics.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(intransitive, vulgar, chiefly, fandom, and, Internet slang) To argue in an inappropriate manner or about pretentious or insubstantial matters; to engage in wank.
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang, vulgar) Unnecessary or pretentious noodling (messing around).
specifically inane or sottish words.
(colloquial, neologism, Internet slang) typing quirk.
(UK, slang) A situation involving a bewildering succession of numbers.
"Numberwang" means: A situation involving a bewildering succession of numbers.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"Numberwang" means: A situation involving a bewildering succession of numbers.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. Note the regional or dialect label (UK) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“Sounds like a big game of Numberwang to me”
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