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bong¹

  • /bɒŋ/ UK
  • /bɔŋ/ US
  • /bɑŋ/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɒŋ

Where it comes from

Onomatopoeic.

noun bongs

  1. slang The clang of a large bell. The sound of a bong echoed across the courtyard, signaling the hour.
  2. slang Doorbell chimes.
  3. Internet, abbreviation, clipping, derogatory Clipping of Britbong

verb bongs · bonging · bonged

  1. slang To pull a bell.
  2. slang To ring a doorbell.
  3. Make a bell-like sound The church bell began to bong at noon, marking the start of the ceremony.

bong²

  • /bɒŋ/ UK
  • /bɔŋ/ US
  • /bɑŋ/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɒŋ

Where it comes from

From Thai บ้อง (bɔ̂ng, “a marijuana pipe”). First use in English appears c. 1971 in the publication Marijuana Review.

noun bongs

  1. A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.
  2. An act of smoking one serving of drugs from a bong. Harry had a bong after his swim and then sprawled on the couch watching music videos.
  3. A device for rapidly consuming beer, usually consisting of a funnel or reservoir of beer and a length of tubing.

    Similar: beer bong

verb bongs · bonging · bonged

  1. informal, transitive To smoke a bong.

bong³

  • /bɒŋ/ UK
  • /bɔŋ/ US
  • /bɑŋ/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɒŋ

noun bongs

  1. A very wide piton.

bong⁴

  • /bɒŋ/ UK
  • /bɔŋ/ US
  • /bɑŋ/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɒŋ

noun bongs

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of bung (“purse”).

bong⁵

  • /bɒŋ/ UK
  • /bɔŋ/ US
  • /bɑŋ/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɒŋ

noun bongs · boong · bung

  1. ethnic, slur An Australian Aboriginal person.

Bong⁶

Where it comes from

From Bengali বঙ্গ (boṅgo).

noun Bongs

  1. India, offensive, sometimes A Bengali (from West Bengal).

Bong⁷

proper noun

  1. A county of Liberia. Capital: Gbarnga.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bang, peak, pipe, bing, pong, fear, feng, bowl, god, phoenix, fung, pradesh, phong, clanger, clam, ding

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noun clang of a large bell

Русскийбом bom, бум bum

noun doorbell chimes

Русскийдзынь dzynʹ, дзинь dzinʹ, дзень dzenʹ, динь dinʹ

noun vessel used in smoking various substances

Españolpipa, bong
中文大麻煙槍 /大麻烟枪 dàmá yānqiāng
Françaisbang
Русскийбонг bong

noun device for rapidly consuming beer

Españoltuberia de barrilete

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@misc{bong_2026,
  title = {bong},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bong},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}