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mong.

A mingling, mixture, or crowd.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmʌŋ/
  1. A mingling, mixture, or crowd.

    dialectal
  2. A muddle or confusion.

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English mong, monge, mang, from Old English ġemong, ġemang (“a mixture, mingling, throng, crowd, company”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mangą (“mix”). Compare Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (“to knead, mix”).

noun/ˈmʌŋ/
  1. A mongrel dog.

    Australia · slang
Where this word comes from

Contraction of mongrel.

noun/mɒŋ/
  1. A person with Down's syndrome.

    Ireland · UK · dated · derogatory · offensive · slang
  2. A stupid person.

    Ireland · UK · derogatory · offensive · slang
Where this word comes from

Contraction of mongoloid.

prep/mʌŋ/
  1. Alternative form of 'mong.

    alt-of · alternative · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Clipping of among.

noun
  1. Alternative form of mueang.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng),Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang) etc.

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