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Dunce vs Nong - What's the difference?

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Dunce is a related term of nong.


As a noun dunce

is one backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.

dunce

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.

    • Derived terms

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    References

    nong

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, Australia, New Zealand) An idiot.
  • * 1983 , Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers , Penguin 2009, p. 126:
  • *:‘In there, you nong ,’ Max said, pointing out a pink-brick home with a 1950s skillion roof.
  • * 2008 , Michael Panckridge, Hat Trick! Toby Jones, Books 1-3 , 2010, unnumbered page,
    • ‘You guys are such nongs ! Why would you want to face up to Shoaib Akhtar when you could win a World Cup against the young blond Aussie star at the home of cricket?’
  • * 2010 , John Dale (editor), Best on Ground: Great Writers on the Greatest Game , unnumbered page,
    • and spend every second Saturday defiant and one-eyed among the opposition nongs at the Barkly Street end.
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