Mong vs Nong - What's the difference?

As a noun mong

is (dialect) a mixture, a crowdchambers twentieth century dictionary or mong can be (australian slang) a mongrel dog or mong can be (dated|offensive|pejorative|british|slang) a person with down's syndrome.

As a preposition mong

is (obsolete) a variant spelling of.

mong

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl)

Noun

(en noun)

(dialect) A mixture, a crowd.Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary

Derived terms

* mongcorn

Etymology 2

Contraction of (mongrel).

Noun

(en noun)

(Australian slang) A mongrel dog.'>citation

* 1965 , Brian James, The Big Burn: Short Stories , 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)

(dated, offensive, pejorative, British, slang) A person with Down's syndrome.

(pejorative, British, slang) A stupid person.

Etymology 4

Shortened from (among)

Preposition

(head)

(obsolete) a variant spelling of

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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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