mong

See also mỏng

English

Etymology 1

From Old English gemong (“mingling”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mang- (“mix”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: mŭng, IPA: /mʌŋ/, X-SAMPA: /mVN/

  Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Noun

mong (plural mongs)

1. (dialect) A mixture, a crowd.

Derived terms

• mongcorn

Etymology 2

Contraction of mongrel.

Pronunciation

• enPR: mŭng, IPA: /mʌŋ/, X-SAMPA: /mVN/

  Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Noun

mong (plural mongs)

1. (Australian slang) A mongrel dog.
   • 1965, Brian James, The Big Burn: Short Stories, page 40,

     Some blue cattle-dogs and a small pack of mongs barked excitedly, and danced round, and wished they knew what to do in such an unheard-of situation; and no doubt dreamed for days after of what they had done to distinguish themselves.

Etymology 3

Contraction of Mongol or mongoloid.

Pronunciation

• enPR: mŏng, IPA: /mɒŋ/, X-SAMPA: /mQN/

  Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Noun

mong (plural mongs)

1. (offensive, pejorative, UK, slang) Shortened version of mongoloid, a person with Down's syndrome

Etymology 4

Shortened from among

Pronunciation

• enPR: mŭng, IPA: /mʌŋ/, X-SAMPA: /mVN/

  Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Preposition

mong

1. (obsolete) a variant spelling of ’mong

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Dutch

Noun

mong m (plural mongs)

1. (slang) mong, shortened version of mongool.

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Malay

Noun

mong

1. gong