"nong" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nɒŋ/ [UK], /nɔŋ/ [General-American, General-Australian] Audio: en-au-nong.ogg Forms: nongs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒŋ Etymology: Probably shortened from ning-nong. Head templates: {{en-noun}} nong (plural nongs)
  1. (slang, Australia, New Zealand) An idiot. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, slang
    Sense id: en-nong-en-noun-TWiAC92j Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 52 2 2 2 27 2 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 2 2 2 26 2 17

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Probably shortened from ning-nong.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nongs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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      "expansion": "nong (plural nongs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Australian English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "New Zealand English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 2 2 2 27 2 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 2 2 2 26 2 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1983, Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers, Penguin, published 2009, page 126:",
          "text": "‘In there, you nong,’ Max said, pointing out a pink-brick home with a 1950s skillion roof.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Michael Panckridge, Hat Trick! Toby Jones, Books 1-3, published 2010, unnumbered page:",
          "text": "‘You guys are such nongs! Why would you want to face up to Shoaib Akhtar when you could win a World Cup against the young blond Aussie star at the home of cricket?’",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, John Dale, editor, Best on Ground: Great Writers on the Greatest Game, unnumbered page:",
          "text": "[…]and spend every second Saturday defiant and one-eyed among the opposition nongs at the Barkly Street end.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An idiot."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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          "idiot"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, Australia, New Zealand) An idiot."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "New-Zealand",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɒŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɔŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-nong.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/En-au-nong.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nong"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "vi:Tools"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably shortened from ning-nong.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nongs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "nong (plural nongs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Australian English",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "New Zealand English",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "Rhymes:English/ɒŋ",
        "Rhymes:English/ɒŋ/1 syllable"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1983, Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers, Penguin, published 2009, page 126:",
          "text": "‘In there, you nong,’ Max said, pointing out a pink-brick home with a 1950s skillion roof.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Michael Panckridge, Hat Trick! Toby Jones, Books 1-3, published 2010, unnumbered page:",
          "text": "‘You guys are such nongs! Why would you want to face up to Shoaib Akhtar when you could win a World Cup against the young blond Aussie star at the home of cricket?’",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, John Dale, editor, Best on Ground: Great Writers on the Greatest Game, unnumbered page:",
          "text": "[…]and spend every second Saturday defiant and one-eyed among the opposition nongs at the Barkly Street end.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An idiot."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "idiot",
          "idiot"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, Australia, New Zealand) An idiot."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "New-Zealand",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɒŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɔŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-nong.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1c/En-au-nong.ogg/En-au-nong.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/En-au-nong.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nong"
}

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