bong

[ bong, bawng ]

/ bɒŋ, bɔŋ /

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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.

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Origin of bong

First recorded in 1855–60; imitative

Words nearby bong

bone to pick, have a, bone turquoise, bone up, boneyard, bonfire, bong, bongo, bon gré, mal gré, bonham, Bonheur, bonheur-du-jour

Other definitions for bong (2 of 2)

bong²

[ bong, bawng ]

/ bɒŋ, bɔŋ /

noun

a water pipe for smoking marijuana or other drugs. Similar in function to a hookah, a bong has a heated bowl, water reservoir, and a tube with a mouthpiece.

Origin of bong

First recorded in 1970–75; from Thai bong, baung “bamboo tube”

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How to use bong in a sentence

The firm’s other hits include computer-generated foot pictures, toaster bath bombs and a rubber chicken-shaped bong.
A prank company and Lil Nas X are selling ‘Satan Shoes’ containing a drop of human blood. Nike is suing.|Marisa Iati|April 1, 2021|Washington Post
And I had something deep and profound to say about drug legalization too, but the bong went out.
The GOP Senate: A New Utopia Dawns|P. J. O’Rourke|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She is an internally displaced woman who fled her home in Gbatala Bong County due to the high deaths from the Ebola outbreak.
Ebola Is Destroying Liberia’s Vaccination Program|Wade C.L. Williams|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She added in the high-pitched, over-enunciated voice, like she was alternating between sucking on helium and a bong.
SNL’s Kim Kardashian Konundrum: Why Nasim Pedrad’s Exit Hurts So Much|Jason Lynch|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

At the end of the pilot, actor and comedian T.J. Miller lights and hits a bong.
‘Silicon Valley’ and the Return of Stoner Television|Rich Goldstein|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Only when you consider that no one has ever overdosed on bong hits.
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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
Couldnt you have yo name whar de Merry Christmas stan at an candies whar de bong bongs is?
Three Little Women|Gabrielle E. Jackson
"Shut up, Bong," said Sir Harry, and then we screamed at the witticism for three hours.
Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93. August 27, 1887|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bong (1 of 2)

bong¹

/ (bɒŋ) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for bong (2 of 2)

bong²

/ (bɒŋ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for bong

C20: of unknown origin

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British Dictionary definitions for bong (1 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for bong (2 of 2)

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