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verb
- 1. (of a bell) make a deep, resonant sound: "cows with bells about their necks which donged as they moved"
- 2. hit or punch (someone): informal Australian, New Zealand "the publican gives young Annie Lang a pat on the bottom but she dongs him a beauty"
noun
- 1. the deep, resonant sound of a large bell.
- 2. a blow; a punch. Australian, New Zealand
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The 500,000-dong note (VND) is the highest-denomination banknote in circulation in Vietnam. The note is dark blue in color and has been in circulation since 2003. As of October 2023, the Vietnamese dong was the second-lowest valued currency unit (behind the Iranian rial), with one United States dollar equaling 24,385 dong.
Dong definition: a deep sound like that of a large bell.. See examples of DONG used in a sentence.
Definition of 'dong' Word Frequency. dong in British English. (dɒŋ ) noun. 1. the deep reverberating sound of a large bell. 2. Australian and New Zealand informal. a heavy blow. 3. a vulgar slang word for penis. verb. 4. (intransitive) (of a bell) to make a deep reverberating sound. 5. (transitive) Australian and New Zealand informal.
: the basic monetary unit of Vietnam see Money Table. Examples of dong in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun. The coastal city of Hội An, Vietnam, is great for travelers on a budget, thanks to lower restaurant and bar charges and a drop in the value of the Vietnamese dong.
n. 1. (Music, other) the deep reverberating sound of a large bell. 2. informal Austral and NZ a heavy blow. 3. a slang word for penis. vb. 4. (Music, other) ( intr) (of a bell) to make a deep reverberating sound. 5. ( tr) informal Austral and NZ to strike or punch.
Dong as in ding-dong is clearly onomatopoetic as confirmed by etymonline.com: ding dong imitative of the sound of a bell, c.1560. and similarly for ding: ding (v.) 1819, "to sound as metal when struck," possibly abstracted from ding-dong, of imitative origin.
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noun. dongs. The sound of a large bell. Webster's New World. The basic monetary unit of Vietnam. Webster's New World. The penis. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Other Word Forms of Dong. Noun. Singular: dong. Plural: dongs. Origin of Dong. Origin unknown. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
Define Dong Meaning. Dong. 1. A vulgar synonym for the penis, most commonly used as a term for big phallusses. 2. The currency of Vietnam . 3. Part of the onomatopoeia for the sound of a bell: "ding dong" 1. He has a big dong . 2. The Dong is worth very little. 3. " Ding dong !" By Cris. Dong. second sound on the doorbell. Ding, dong; ding, dong.
vb. ( intransitive) (of a bell) to make a deep reverberating sound. ( transitive) Austral NZ informal to strike or punch. Etymology: 16th Century: of imitative origin. 'dong' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
