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dong¹
- /dɒŋ/ UK
- /dɔŋ/ US
- /dɑŋ/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɒŋ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese 銅 (duwng, “copper”), from Old Chinese 銅 (*doːŋ). Cognate with Mandarin 銅 /铜 (tóng, “copper”).
noun dong · dongs · đồng
- The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
- The currency of South Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: Đ.
dong²
- /dɒŋ/ UK
- /dɔŋ/ US
- /dɑŋ/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɒŋ
Where it comes from
Unknown. Perhaps suggested by dingus and other names for unnamable objects; perhaps suggesting of a sound of striking (perhaps the clapper of a bell; compare ding-dong); perhaps there is an element of donkey in it. First attested in the 1890s.
noun dongs
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The penis.
"That American girl was after you too, wasn't she?"
"She didn't mean anything she said. She was just after your dong. But it's mine."
"For sure, Mary."
Similar: penis
- A dildo, specifically a synthetic anatomical replica of the penis.
- A fool.
dong³
- /dɒŋ/ UK
- /dɔŋ/ US
- /dɑŋ/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɒŋ
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic.
noun dongs
- A low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.
verb dongs · donging · donged
- To make a low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.
dong⁴
- /dɒŋ/ UK
- /dɔŋ/ US
- /dɑŋ/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɒŋ
Where it comes from
From Korean 동(洞) (dong, “neighborhood”).
noun dongs
- A submunicipal administrative unit of a city in North or South Korea.
Dong⁵
proper noun Dongs · Doong
- A surname. Tung Chung-shu of the Han describes the emotional nature of T’ien in the following words: “Heaven has its own feelings of joy and anger and a mind which experiences sadness and pleasure, analogous to those of man.”⁵⁴
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dingdong, ding, eastern, ya, donga, don, seoul, labor, goh, guangdong, east, winter, donation, queue, cave, gift
Translations
Talk about this word "dong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dong. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dong. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dong "dong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dong.Cite this
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title = {dong},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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