jong

British  

/ jɒŋ /

noun

1. informal a friend, often used in direct address

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Etymology

Origin of jong

from Afrikaans

Example Sentences

My mother and aunts playing mah jong in the basement, gossiping in Chinese to the rapid clack-clack-clack as they shuffled tiles beneath an incandescent light.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2016

Urogynecologists joke that when one member of a bridge club, mah jong group, or neighborhood coffee klatch comes for treatment, the other members are sure to follow.

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2015

“The surrender of the jong was to have a crushing effect on Tibetan morale,” Mr. Hopkirk wrote.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2010

The Tibetans made their final stand at the fort at Gyantse, called a dzong, or jong, in Tibetan.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2010

Then we would sit down at the mah jong table.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan