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Bong
//bɔŋ// name, noun, verb, slang
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A county of Liberia. Capital: Gbarnga.
Noun
- 1 The clang of a large bell. slang
"The sound of a bong echoed across the courtyard, signaling the hour."
- 2 A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.
- 3 A very wide piton.
- 4 Alternative spelling of bung (“purse”). alt-of, alternative
- 5 An Australian Aboriginal person. ethnic, slur
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- 6 A Bengali (from West Bengal). India, offensive, sometimes
- 7 a dull resonant sound as of a bell wordnet
- 8 Doorbell chimes. slang
- 9 An act of smoking one serving of drugs from a bong.
"Harry had a bong after his swim and then sprawled on the couch watching music videos."
- 10 Clipping of Britbong Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, derogatory
- 11 A device for rapidly consuming beer, usually consisting of a funnel or reservoir of beer and a length of tubing.
Verb
- 1 To pull a bell. slang
- 2 To smoke a bong. informal, transitive
- 3 ring loudly and deeply wordnet
- 4 To ring a doorbell. slang
- 5 Make a bell-like sound
"The church bell began to bong at noon, marking the start of the ceremony."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Etymology 3
From Thai บ้อง (bɔ̂ng, “a marijuana pipe”). Ultimately from Sanskrit भङ्ग (bhaṅga). First use in English appears c. 1971 in the publication Marijuana Review.
Etymology 4
From Thai บ้อง (bɔ̂ng, “a marijuana pipe”). Ultimately from Sanskrit भङ्ग (bhaṅga). First use in English appears c. 1971 in the publication Marijuana Review.
Etymology 5
From Bengali বঙ্গ (boṅgo).
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