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jong

noun

Southern African informal a friend, often used in direct address

Word Origin for jong

from Afrikaans

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Examples from the Web for jong

Contemporary Examples of jong

When feminist writer Erica Jong criticized him for it, he responded by referring to Jong as an “800-year old sex novelist.”
Rush Limbaugh Isn’t the Only Media Misogynist
Kirsten Powers
March 4, 2012
Jong is almost 70, which apparently makes her an irrelevant human being.
Rush Limbaugh Isn’t the Only Media Misogynist
Kirsten Powers
March 4, 2012
The actor was flanked by was also carrying an urn, which he claimed held the remains of King Jong Il.
'The Artist' Wins Big
February 26, 2012

Historical Examples of jong

"For the peace of all, you can arrange things this way," was the advice of the Jong Pen.
In the Forbidden Land
Arnold Henry Savage Landor
The Jong Pen has been called upon to restore the missing articles.
In the Forbidden Land
Arnold Henry Savage Landor
Those were the Jong Pen's orders, and they, as well as I, must obey them.
In the Forbidden Land
Arnold Henry Savage Landor
I have collected the dues and paid them to the agents of the Jong Pen.
In the Forbidden Land
Arnold Henry Savage Landor
But Jong came rapidly to the rescue, stopping for a while on his way to the barrier.
Under the Chinese Dragon
F. S. Brereton