Meaning
Turn right, especially while driving. Current but informal and regionally variable Regional use: Canada.
Origin
The right-turn half of a modern Canadian pair with hang a Larry. It reshapes the older hang a right into a rhyming personal name and is documented by 2009, becoming recognisably Canadian in the 2010s. DCHP reports some Canadian speakers use hang a Randy instead. The evidence suggests rural slang but does not identify one place or speaker as the coinage source.
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Variants
- hang a Randy
- hang a right
Usage Examples
- Hang a Roger after the bridge, then watch for a blue mailbox.
- The driver hung a Randy at the lights and pulled into the farm lane.