bong

[bong, bawng]

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noun

a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.

verb (used without object)

to produce this sound: The church bell bonged promptly at noon.

Origin of bong

First recorded in 1855–60; imitative

bong

[bong, bawng]

noun

a type of hookah or water pipe for smoking marijuana or other drugs.

Origin of bong

of uncertain origin

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Related Words for bong

peal, clang, bang, toll, strike, chime

Examples from the Web for bong

Contemporary Examples of bong

And I had something deep and profound to say about drug legalization too, but the bong went out.
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P. J. O’Rourke
November 8, 2014
She added in the high-pitched, over-enunciated voice, like she was alternating between sucking on helium and a bong.
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Jason Lynch
September 26, 2014
At the end of the pilot, actor and comedian T.J. Miller lights and hits a bong.
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Rich Goldstein
April 10, 2014
Only when you consider that no one has ever overdosed on bong hits.
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Historical Examples of bong

With sure instinct, Bong turned tail and fled with his young charges away across the grassland.
Kings in Exile
Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
With startled alacrity Bong withdrew his trunk, but just in time to save it from being mangled.
Kings in Exile
Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
It was also usual and much appreciated to make him express himself in French: Bong shure, musseur.
The Duel
A. I. Kuprin
He said, after that long, exciting pause—the words are as unforgettable as Canon W.'s "Bong on to him!"
The Retrospect
Ada Cambridge
Moreover, thanks to Bong's timely alarm, every one had got out of the way in good season.
Children's Literature
Charles Madison Curry

British Dictionary definitions for bong

bong

noun

a deep reverberating sound, as of a large bell

verb (intr)

to make a deep reverberating sound

Word Origin for bong

C20: of imitative origin

bong

noun

a type of water pipe for smoking marijuana, crack, etc

Word Origin for bong

C20: of unknown origin

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Word Origin and History for bong

"water pipe for marijuana," 1960s, U.S. slang, said to have been introduced by Vietnam War veterans, said to be from Thai baung, literally "cylindrical wooden tube."