# Numberwang

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A situation involving a bewildering succession of numbers.
2. The manipulation of statistics.

## Etymology
number + wang, from a 2006 That Mitchell and Webb Look comedy sketch about a nonsensical game show in which contestants shout random numbers and the host replies "That's Numberwang!"

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/numberwang