Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Aus./N.Z.) a general intensive excl.

1988		McGill Dict. of Kiwi Sl. 54/2: like hang euphemistic phrase for ‘like hell’; eg ‘That was a hang of a good movie, eh?’ ‘Like hang it was.’.
2003		McGill Reed Dict. of N.Z. Sl. [as cit. 1988].