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Wong vs Mong - What's the difference?

wong | mong |

As a proper noun wong

is of chinese origin.

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.

wong

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete, except in placenames) A field or other piece of land.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    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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