nong
English
editEtymology
editProbably shortened from ning-nong.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /nɒŋ/
- (General American, General Australian) IPA(key): /nɔŋ/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒŋ
Noun
editnong (plural nongs)
- (slang, Australia, New Zealand) An idiot.
- 1983, Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers, Penguin, published 2009, page 126:
- ‘In there, you nong,’ Max said, pointing out a pink-brick home with a 1950s skillion roof.
- 2008, Michael Panckridge, Hat Trick! Toby Jones, Books 1-3, published 2010, unnumbered page:
- ‘You guys are such nongs! Why would you want to face up to Shoaib Akhtar when you could win a World Cup against the young blond Aussie star at the home of cricket?’
- 2010, John Dale, editor, Best on Ground: Great Writers on the Greatest Game, unnumbered page:
- […] and spend every second Saturday defiant and one-eyed among the opposition nongs at the Barkly Street end.
Mandarin
editRomanization
editnong
- Nonstandard spelling of nóng.
- Nonstandard spelling of nǒng.
- Nonstandard spelling of nòng.
Usage notes
edit- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Manipuri
editProper noun
editnong
- Alternative form of ꯅꯣꯡ (nong)
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editCompare Proto-Bahnaric *-ɗoːŋ (“winnowing basket”) and Proto-Katuic *kɗoŋ (“winnowing basket”).
Noun
editEtymology 2
editVerb
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