Twang

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Twang could refer to:

  • Twang! - a British musical produced and directed by Lionel Bart
  • The Twang, an indie rock band from Birmingham.
  • Twang (band), an indie band from Manchester
  • A brand of flavored salt, based in San Antonio
  • Another name for alt-country music. Notable bands include Uncle Tupelo, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Strawfoot and the Monads
  • A mild accent, for example a southern twang. See also drawl)
  • In poetic terms, as a piece of onomatopoeia (for example, describing certain sounds, such as a guitar being plucked and make a "twang", or elastic bands being stretched and released to make a distinctive "twang")
  • A ringing vocal quality caused by a narrowing of the aryepiglottic sphincter
  • A term used by NASA scientists to describe the forward jolt of a space shuttle when its SSME main engines ignite just before launch
  • A character in the game Mech Quest
  • An irregular taste.
  • Twang (game), a physics game from Nitrome.
  • A Childrens game played with elastic bands tied together.
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