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bong

UK/bɒŋ/ US/bɔŋ/ fairly common informal slang

verb

1.

ring loudly and deeply

  • “the big bell bonged”

Origin

From Thai บ้อง (bɔ̂ng, “a marijuana pipe”). First use in English appears c. 1971 in the publication Marijuana Review.

Phrases

  • beer bong
  • beer pong
  • bong hit
  • bucket bong
  • gravity bong
  • water bong
  • waterfall bong

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