Join free

mong

English · Français · Tiếng Việt · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

mong¹

  • /ˈmʌŋ/

Rhymes with -ʌŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English mong, monge, mang, from Old English ġemong, ġemang (“a mixture, mingling, throng, crowd, company”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mangą (“mix”). Compare Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (“to knead, mix”).

noun mongs

  1. dialectal A mingling, mixture, or crowd.
  2. dialectal A muddle or confusion.

mong²

  • /ˈmʌŋ/

Rhymes with -ʌŋ

Where it comes from

Contraction of mongrel.

noun mongs

  1. Australia, slang A mongrel dog. 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.

mong³

  • /mɒŋ/

Rhymes with -ɒŋ

Where it comes from

Contraction of mongoloid.

noun mongs

  1. Ireland, UK, dated, derogatory, offensive, slang A person with Down's syndrome.
  2. Ireland, UK, derogatory, offensive, slang A stupid person. Can't you see you don't belong / You're a stupid little fucking mong

mong⁴

  • /mʌŋ/

Rhymes with -ʌŋ

Where it comes from

Clipping of among.

preposition

  1. alternative, obsolete Alternative form of 'mong

mong⁵

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng),Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang) etc.

noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of mueang

Mong⁶

Where it comes from

Various origins:

* Borrowed from Norwegian Mong, a habitational surname from a place in Rogaland.

* Borrowed from Korean 몽 (mong), a surname of unclear origin.

* Borrowed from Khmer ម៉ុង (mong).

proper noun Mongs

  1. A surname from Norwegian, Korean, or Khmer.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dream, chi, internet, tong, network, wong, wang, ju, maung, maya, web, mingler, gemish, mixum-gatherum, mélange, midding

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"mong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mong. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mong. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mong

Chicago

"mong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mong.

BibTeX
@misc{mong_2026,
  title = {mong},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mong},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}