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- [flong, flawng]
- /flɒŋ, flɔŋ/
- /flˈɒŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flong, flawng]
- /flɒŋ, flɔŋ/
Definitions of flong word
- noun flong the material of which a stereotype mold is made. 1
- noun flong A mould, especially one made from papier-mâché, used to create a stereotype. 1
- noun flong a material, usually pulped paper or cardboard, used for making moulds in stereotyping 0
- noun flong material that is not urgently topical 0
- noun flong (printing) A mould, especially one made from papier-mâché, used to create a stereotype. 0
- verb flong (Obsolete (No longer in use)) simple past tense of fling. 0
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Origin of flong
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; alteration of French flan flan
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Flong
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flong popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
flong usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with flong
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