"ning-nong" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈnɪŋˌnɔŋ/ [General-American, General-Australian] Audio: en-au-ning-nong.ogg [Australia] Forms: ning-nongs [plural]
Etymology: From British dialect (northern) ning-nang (“a fool”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} ning-nong (plural ning-nongs)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, slang) A stupid person; an idiot. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, slang Synonyms: nong, ning nong

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          "ref": "2006, Pip Wilson, Faces in the Street: Louisa and Henry Lawson and the Castlereagh Street Push, page 147",
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