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nong
[ nong ]
/ nÉ’Å‹ /
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noun Australian and New Zealand Informal.
a foolish, incompetent person.
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Origin of nong
1940–45; probably by shortening of Australian and earlier British slang ning-nong, ning-nang fool, perhaps expressive variants of earlier nigmenog fool, of obscure origin
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How to use nong in a sentence
It is formed by ong or nong—frequent terminations in geographical names.
It was really not long before she understood much more than "wee and nong" when she was present at a business interview.
T. Tembarom|Frances Hodgson BurnettThere is another instrument, called khong-nong, the music of which is also very pleasant.
Another of its ancient names was "Wa-we-aw-to-nong," meaning round by, in allusion to its circuitous way of approach.
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British Dictionary definitions for nong
nong
/ (nÉ’Å‹) /
noun
Australian slang a stupid or incompetent person
Word Origin for nong
C19: perhaps alteration of obsolete English dialect nigmenog silly fellow, of unknown origin
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