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    nong
    /nɒŋ/

    noun

    • 1. a foolish or stupid person (often as a general term of abuse). informal Australian, New Zealand

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › nongNONG Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Nong definition: a foolish, incompetent person.. See examples of NONG used in a sentence.

  3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishnong noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of nong noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNONG definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    (nɑŋ) noun. Austral & NZ informal. a foolish, incompetent person. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.

  5. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › nongnong - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] nong (plural nongs) ( slang, Australia, New Zealand) An idiot . Mandarin. [ edit] Romanization. [ edit] nong. Nonstandard spelling of nóng. Nonstandard spelling of nǒng.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › nongNong - definition of nong by The Free Dictionary

    Define nong. nong synonyms, nong pronunciation, nong translation, English dictionary definition of nong. n slang Austral a stupid or incompetent person Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991,...

  7. www.australiangeographic.com.au › topics › history-cultureAussie lingo: nongs and drongos - Australian Geographic

    Apr 19, 2011 · It’s such a precise word, nong, describing someone who, unlike a drongo, may not be completely useless, may even be intelligent, but is nevertheless a fool and not. to be taken seriously. Pollies for example; most of them are nongs. It has its roots in one or other of the English dialects.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › nong_nnong, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

    There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun nong. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Australian English and New Zealand English.