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noni | nong |

As a noun noni

is the polynesian fruit tree morinda citrifolia .

noni

English

Noun

  • The Polynesian fruit tree Morinda citrifolia .
  • The fruit of Morinda citrifolia , or a juice made from this fruit that is supposed to have healthful qualities
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=August 20, author=The You Docs, title=Are antioxidants worth the cash?, work=Toronto Star citation
  • , passage=I'm wondering if the claims you hear about the so-called miracle antioxidants – including goji, açai and noni – are true. }}

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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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