mbongon.

Brit.

/(ə)mˈbɒŋɡəʊ/, U.S.

/(ə)mˈbɔŋɡoʊ/,

/(ə)mˈbɑŋɡoʊ/, South African English

/(ə)mˈbɒŋɡəʊ/

Forms: 1900s– mbonga, 1900s– mbongi, 1900s– mbongo, 1900s– 'mbongo, 1900s– m'bongo. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Xhosa. Partly a borrowing from Zulu. Etymons: Xhosa imbongi; Zulu imbongi.

Etymology: < Xhosa imbongi and its cognate Zulu imbongi traditional praise poet or public orator (see imbongi n.).

South African colloquial.

1. Chiefly derogatory. A political stooge or apologist; a ‘yes-man’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] > servile flatterer

papelard1340

placeboc1395

fawnerc1440

pickthank1460

adulator?a1475

earwigc1475

curry-favel1515

men-pleaser1526

gnatho1533

upcreeperc1540

claw-back1549

curry-favourer1563

man-pleaser1564

claw-poll1569

please-man1570

sycophant1575

curry-favour1577

capper1587

insinuator1598

clawera1603

scrape-shoe1607

suck-fist1611

courtiera1616

foot lickera1616

fleerera1627

wriggler1631

fawn1635

limberham1689

toad-eater1742

tuft-hunter1755

arse-kisser1766

sleeve-creeper1809

lick-spit1822

lickspittle1825

shoe-licker1826

toady1826

toad1831

toader1842

bootlicker1846

bootlick1849

favour-currier1855

lubricator1872

bum-sucker1877

handshaker1884

suck1900

mbongo1911

sucker-up1911

apple-polisher1918

snurge1933

ass-licker1939

brown-nose1939

brown-noser1942

arse-licker1951

ass-kisser1951

greaser1959

suck-hole1966

suck-up1970

bumboy1984

fly-

1911 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 12 Oct. 7/2 (heading) Ministerial 'mbongo talks at Grahamstown.

1945 Cape Times 29 May Municipal mbongo... The Mayor made quite a good case for the appointment of an official who would be a sort of professional praiser.

1957 Cape Argus 15 June 1/7 They were..a lot of mbongas to hymn the praises of the incompetent Nationalist hierarchy.

1959 J. H. Conradie in Hansard (S. Afr. House of Assembly) 14 Apr. 3883 Order! The hon. member must withdraw the word m'Bongos. It has been ruled out of order in this House.

1989 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 3 Sept. 28/8 Windhoek advocate and long-time Swapo mbongo Mr Anton Lubowski has visited South Africa to reassure businessmen that a future Namibia will be a good place to invest.

2. A traditional African praise poet or public orator; = imbongi n. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poet > poet by kind of poem > [noun] > praise poet

praiser1836

praise poet1935

praise-reciter1935

mbongo1948

griot1968

1875 Cape Monthly Mag. Apr. 217 The humdrum tones of the chief's ‘bongo’, who chanted his praise in the Kafir tongue.]

1948 Cape Argus 16 Sept. 7 Government supporters have danced around their Ministers like dutiful, adoring and disciplined mbongos.

1982 Argus (Cape Town) 22 Oct. 14 The high-and-the-mighty and minor pooh-bahs alike move around with Mbongos (Zulu praise-singers) preceding them with outbursts of toadying sycophancy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mbongo
释义	mbongon. Brit. /(ə)mˈbɒŋɡəʊ/, U.S. /(ə)mˈbɔŋɡoʊ/, /(ə)mˈbɑŋɡoʊ/, South African English /(ə)mˈbɒŋɡəʊ/ Forms: 1900s– mbonga, 1900s– mbongi, 1900s– mbongo, 1900s– 'mbongo, 1900s– m'bongo. Also with capital initial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Xhosa. Partly a borrowing from Zulu. Etymons: Xhosa imbongi; Zulu imbongi. Etymology: < Xhosa imbongi and its cognate Zulu imbongi traditional praise poet or public orator (see imbongi n.). South African colloquial. 1. Chiefly derogatory. A political stooge or apologist; a ‘yes-man’. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] > servile flatterer papelard1340 placeboc1395 fawnerc1440 pickthank1460 adulator?a1475 earwigc1475 curry-favel1515 men-pleaser1526 gnatho1533 upcreeperc1540 claw-back1549 curry-favourer1563 man-pleaser1564 claw-poll1569 please-man1570 sycophant1575 curry-favour1577 capper1587 insinuator1598 clawera1603 scrape-shoe1607 suck-fist1611 courtiera1616 foot lickera1616 fleerera1627 wriggler1631 fawn1635 limberham1689 toad-eater1742 tuft-hunter1755 arse-kisser1766 sleeve-creeper1809 lick-spit1822 lickspittle1825 shoe-licker1826 toady1826 toad1831 toader1842 bootlicker1846 bootlick1849 favour-currier1855 lubricator1872 bum-sucker1877 handshaker1884 suck1900 mbongo1911 sucker-up1911 apple-polisher1918 snurge1933 ass-licker1939 brown-nose1939 brown-noser1942 arse-licker1951 ass-kisser1951 greaser1959 suck-hole1966 suck-up1970 bumboy1984 fly- 1911 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 12 Oct. 7/2 (heading) Ministerial 'mbongo talks at Grahamstown. 1945 Cape Times 29 May Municipal mbongo... The Mayor made quite a good case for the appointment of an official who would be a sort of professional praiser. 1957 Cape Argus 15 June 1/7 They were..a lot of mbongas to hymn the praises of the incompetent Nationalist hierarchy. 1959 J. H. Conradie in Hansard (S. Afr. House of Assembly) 14 Apr. 3883 Order! The hon. member must withdraw the word m'Bongos. It has been ruled out of order in this House. 1989 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 3 Sept. 28/8 Windhoek advocate and long-time Swapo mbongo Mr Anton Lubowski has visited South Africa to reassure businessmen that a future Namibia will be a good place to invest. 2. A traditional African praise poet or public orator; = imbongi n. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poet > poet by kind of poem > [noun] > praise poet praiser1836 praise poet1935 praise-reciter1935 mbongo1948 griot1968 1875 Cape Monthly Mag. Apr. 217 The humdrum tones of the chief's ‘bongo’, who chanted his praise in the Kafir tongue.] 1948 Cape Argus 16 Sept. 7 Government supporters have danced around their Ministers like dutiful, adoring and disciplined mbongos. 1982 Argus (Cape Town) 22 Oct. 14 The high-and-the-mighty and minor pooh-bahs alike move around with Mbongos (Zulu praise-singers) preceding them with outbursts of toadying sycophancy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1911
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