wongin.
/ˈwɒŋɡi/, U.S. /ˈwɔŋɡi/, /ˈwɑŋɡi/, Australian English /ˈwɔŋɡi/ Australian local.
A talk or chat; a speech.
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the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat
confabulationc1450
device1490
chat1573
tittle-tattle?c1640
small talk1650
confab1701
chit-chat1710
jaw1748
small-talking1786
prose1787
rap1787
coze1804
talky-talky1812
clack1813
chit-chatting1823
cozey1837
gossip1849
mardlea1852
yarn1857
conflab1873
chinwag1879
chopsing1879
cooze1880
chatting1884
schmoozing1884
talky-talk1884
pitch1888
schmooze1895
coosy1903
wongi1929
yap1930
kibitz1931
natter1943
old talk1956
jaw-jaw1958
yacking1959
ole talk1964
rapping1967
1929 K. S. Prichard Coonardoo xxv. 243 He..had seen smoke..and come in for a bit of sugar and a wongie.
1939 X. Herbert Capricornia xxiv. 354 ‘Give's a drink Joe —— I've rasped me old throat raw.’.. ‘By cripes, Andy, that was a great wongi.’
1969 L. Hadow Full Cycle 178 If he asks you to have one..well, he's out for a wongi.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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