throughgang means a thoroughfare; an entry; passage; passageway. It carries an Arena rating of 1442, earned across 85 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, throughgang ranks #1,105 of 17,142 for Most Ingenious Words, #1,273 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #3,195 of 17,131 for Scariest Words, #3,339 of 17,163 for Funniest Words.
Why “throughgang” is a great word
THROUGHGANG — [Noun] A thoroughfare, passageway, or means of entry. From Middle English *thurgh-gang*, from Old English *þurhgang* ("a going through, permeation"), equivalent to *through-* ("through") + *gang* ("a going, way"). Compare Old English *þurhgangan* ("to go through"). Unlike "thoroughfare," which implies a bustling public artery, or "passage," a general corridor, a throughgang emphasizes the functional act of traversal itself—the permeable conduit from one state or side to another. It is the moss-damp alley that cuts a city block, the worn footpath through a hedgerow, or the key that finally turns in a rusted lock—humble testaments to the primal need not for place, but for passage.
Etymology
From Middle English *thurgh-gang, from Old English *þurhgang (“a going through, permeation”), equivalent to through- + gang. Compare Old English þurhgangan (“to go through, go over”), Old High German durhgangan, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (þairhgaggan).
noun
- a thoroughfare; an entry; passage; passageway
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