dong
1[ dawng, dong ]
/ dɔŋ, dɒŋ /
noun
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
Nearby words
- doneness,
- doner kebab,
- donets,
- donets basin,
- donetsk,
- dong hai,
- dong quai,
- dong, pham van,
- donga,
- dongen
Origin of dong
11580–90; imitative; see ding-dong
dong
2[ dawng, dong ]
/ dɔŋ, dɒŋ /
noun, plural dong.
the basic monetary unit of Vietnam, equal to 100 hao: replaced the southern piaster and the northern dong in 1978.
Origin of dong
2From the Vietnamese word đông
dong
3[ dawng, dong ]
/ dɔŋ, dɒŋ /
noun Slang: Vulgar.
Origin of dong
3An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; origin uncertain
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Examples from the Web for dong
dong
/ (dɒŋ) /
noun
the deep reverberating sound of a large bell
Australian and NZ informal a heavy blow
a slang word for penis
verb
(intr) (of a bell) to make a deep reverberating sound
(tr) Australian and NZ informal to strike or punch
Word Origin for dong
C16: of imitative origin
dông
/ (dɒŋ) /
noun
the standard monetary unit of Vietnam, divided into 10 hào or 100 xu
Word Origin for dông
from Vietnamese
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dong
"penis," 1891, of unknown origin.
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