The ordinary connotation of hang tight would be "sit tight," i.e., keep your present position. To wait patiently. Definitions include: very high handlebars on a motorcycle or bicycle.Definitions include: To have a gathering of fecal matter stuck to one's anus that will not dislodge itself.Definitions include: to have sexual intercourse with a woman.Definitions include: to relax, usually with other friends; "Definitions include: to ride a surf board with all 10 of one's toes hanging over the edge of the board.Definitions include: to ride a surf board with 5 of one's toes hanging over the edge of the board.Definitions include: to stay in one place and wait patiently.Definitions include: Description of a pleasing event, usually used in response to a story which has a positive outcome for the teller.
See, for instance, the definition in the Urban Dictionary.As far as I know, "hang tight" is not used by the same people who say "hold on tightly" and mean something a bit different by it.Posted by Smokey Stover on September 03, 2009 at 03:18 "Dictionary of American Regional English," Volume II by Frederic G. Cassidy and Joan Houston Hall (1991, Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., and London, England). To link to this term in a web page or blog, insert the following.To link to this term in a wiki such as Wikipedia, insert the following.Some wikis use a different format for links, so be sure to check the documentation. "There are no doubt newer meanings, especially for "hang tight" or "hang-tight." How to use hang tight in a sentence. Page 893.: Hang in there -- Stick with it, even though the going is tough. Hang-tight: In a relationship between a female and male where there MAY or may not be some type of phsyical attraction but there is definetly a type of friendly affectionate bond. tight; Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome". Hang tight definition is - to wait before doing anything. Only between two opposite hang around; Definitions include: to loiter. Not neccesarily a girl/boyfriend but a relatively close friend. Used in a 1972 The Atlantic article about President Nixon: "...it would be in his nature to hang in there and fight." (show 22 more hide) Other terms relating to 'tight': pimp tight; Definitions include: cool. : : This is one of those instances where I think a phrase will be easy to find. by a cord, chain, etc. Closest I've found so far:: : hang tough, to endure or persevere, Hippie Counterculture chapter, "Flappers 2 Rappers: American Youth Slang" by Tom Dalzell (Merriam-Webster Inc., Springfield, Md., 1996). "Dictionary of Cliches" by James Rogers (Wings Books, Originally New York: Facts on File Publications, 1985). My conversation with the Google employee who told me about the penalty starts dropping Google has been penalizing this site in its search rankings for years : : : I am looking for the year the phrase "hang tight" or "hang in there" was used.
Google has been penalizing this site in its search rankings for years Page 142.: : Hang to the rigging, be patient. See, for instance, the definition in the Urban Dictionary. Google has been lying about the penalty against this site for years. 1966. Google has been penalizing this site in its search rankings for years
tight-*ss; Definitions include: a … sit tight; Definitions include: to stay in one place and wait patiently. And it's not. (chiefly imperative) To remain in one's current location… August 17. But it can also be used the same way as "hang in there" which means "persevere, don't be discouraged." When did it first appear in the American lexicon? It's meaning is well defined: To remain in one's current location. Probably a boxing term for a fighter "momentarily getting the worst of it" who clings "to the ropes or the arms of his opponent for a respite." Page 120.I don't think "hang tight" and "hang in there" are always used synonymously, but they often are.