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Bongo vs Bong - What's the difference?

bongo | bong |

As nouns the difference between bongo and bong

is that bongo is a striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus while bong is a clang of a large bell.

As verbs the difference between bongo and bong

is that bongo is to play the bongo while bong is to pull a bell.

bongo

English

(wikipedia bongo)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus .

    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • One of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.
  • * 1984 , Dire Straits (band), Money for Nothing (song)
    • He's banging on the bongos like a chimpanzee.

    Derived terms

    * bongoist

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To play the bongo
  • To beat with an irregular rhythm
  • To hit something rhythmically with the hands.

    • Anagrams

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    bong

    English

    Etymology 1

    Onomatopoeia

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A clang of a large bell.
  • Door bell chimes.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to pull a bell.
  • to ring a doorbell.

    • Etymology 2

    (bong) From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances; especially marijuana or pot.
  • A device for rapidly consuming beer, usually consisting of a funnel or reservoir of beer and a length of tubing.
    • Synonyms
    * (vessel for smoking) bucket bong, water pipe * (device for consuming beer) beer bong
    Derived terms
    * beer bong * bong hit * bongwater * bucket bong * gravity bong
    See also
    * hookah * hubbly bubbly * narghile * pipe * shisha

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A very wide piton.
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