Mong vs Gong - What's the difference?
mong | gong |
(Australian slang) A mongrel dog.'>citation
* 1965 , Brian James, The Big Burn: Short Stories ,
(dated, offensive, pejorative, British, slang) A person with Down's syndrome.
(pejorative, British, slang) A stupid person.
(obsolete) a variant spelling of
(musici) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
(British, informal) A medal or award.
To make the sound of a gong; to ring a gong.
* 1903 , H. G. Wells, The Truth About Pyecraft
In obsolete terms the difference between mong and gong
is that mong is a variant spelling of ’mong while gong is a privy or jakes.As a preposition mong
is a variant spelling of ’mong.As a verb gong is
to make the sound of a gong; to ring a gong.mong
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl)Derived terms
* mongcornEtymology 2
Contraction of (mongrel).Noun
(en noun)page 40,
- 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.
Etymology 3
Contraction of Mongol or mongoloid.Noun
(en noun)Etymology 4
Shortened from (among)Preposition
(head)gong
English
Etymology 1
(wikipedia gong) From (etyl) gongNoun
(en noun)Verb
- Poor old Pyecraft! He has just gonged , no doubt to order another buttered tea-cake!