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bong.

The clang of a large bell.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɒŋ/UK/bɔŋ/General-American/bɑŋ/cot-caught-merger
  1. The clang of a large bell.

    slang
    The sound of a bong echoed across the courtyard, signaling the hour.
  2. Doorbell chimes.

    slang
  3. Clipping of Britbong

    Internet · abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · derogatory
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

verb/bɒŋ/UK/bɔŋ/General-American/bɑŋ/cot-caught-merger
  1. To pull a bell.

    slang
  2. To ring a doorbell.

    slang
  3. Make a bell-like sound

    The church bell began to bong at noon, marking the start of the ceremony.
    He accidentally hit the old pot, making it bong loudly against the table.
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

noun/bɒŋ/UK/bɔŋ/General-American/bɑŋ/cot-caught-merger
  1. A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.

  2. An act of smoking one serving of drugs from a bong.

  3. A device for rapidly consuming beer, usually consisting of a funnel or reservoir of beer and a length of tubing.

Where this word comes from

From Thai บ้อง (bɔ̂ng, “a marijuana pipe”). First use in English appears c. 1971 in the publication Marijuana Review.

verb/bɒŋ/UK/bɔŋ/General-American/bɑŋ/cot-caught-merger
  1. To smoke a bong.

    informal · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Thai บ้อง (bɔ̂ng, “a marijuana pipe”). First use in English appears c. 1971 in the publication Marijuana Review.

noun/bɒŋ/UK/bɔŋ/General-American/bɑŋ/cot-caught-merger
  1. A very wide piton.

noun/bɒŋ/UK/bɔŋ/General-American/bɑŋ/cot-caught-merger
  1. An Australian Aboriginal person.

    ethnic · slur
noun/bɒŋ/UK/bɔŋ/General-American/bɑŋ/cot-caught-merger
  1. Alternative spelling of bung (“purse”).

    alt-of · alternative
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