"Nifong" meaning in All languages combined

See Nifong on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From German Neufang. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|de|Neufang}} German Neufang Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nifong
  1. A rare surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Nifong-en-name-zexj-29T Categories (other): English surnames, English undefined derivations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: Nifongs [present, singular, third-person], Nifonging [participle, present], Nifonged [participle, past], Nifonged [past]
Etymology: * From Mike Nifong, a North Carolina District Attorney who made headlines for a controversial prosecution and his subsequent disbarment while in office for ethics violations. Head templates: {{en-verb}} Nifong (third-person singular simple present Nifongs, present participle Nifonging, simple past and past participle Nifonged)
  1. To make a self-serving, politically-motivated accusation or prosecution.
    Sense id: en-Nifong-en-verb-adaNPRJT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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