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- [nong]
- /nɒŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nong]
- /nɒŋ/
Definitions of nong word
- noun nong a foolish, incompetent person. 1
- noun nong (slang, Australia, New Zealand) An idiot. 1
- noun nong a stupid or incompetent person 0
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Origin of nong
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
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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Parts of speech for Nong
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nong popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
nong usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with nong
- what to do in nong khai?
- what is a nong?
- how to get to nong nooch from pattaya?
- how to go to nong nooch garden from pattaya?
- ning nang nong where the cows go bong?