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单词 nong
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nong

[ nong ]
/ nɒŋ /

noun Australian and New Zealand Informal.

a foolish, incompetent person.

Origin of nong

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

Words nearby nong

nonfinite verb, nonflammable, nonforfeiture value, nonfreezing, nonfulfillment, nong, nongonococcal urethritis, nongovernmental, nongraded, nongrammatical, non grata
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Example sentences from the Web for nong

  • It was really not long before she understood much more than "wee and nong" when she was present at a business interview.

    T. Tembarom|Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • It is formed by ong or nong—frequent terminations in geographical names.

    Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for nong

nong
/ (nɒŋ) /

noun

Australian slang a stupid or incompetent person

Word Origin for nong

C19: perhaps alteration of obsolete English dialect nigmenog silly fellow, of unknown origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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