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dong

UK/dɒŋ/ US/dɔŋ/ fairly common slang
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

the basic unit of money in Vietnam

verb

1.

go `ding dong'', like a bell

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Origin

Unknown. Perhaps suggested by dingus and other names for unnamable objects; perhaps suggesting of a sound of striking (perhaps the clapper of a bell; compare ding-dong); perhaps there is an element of donkey in it. First attested in the 1890s.

Phrases

  • double dong

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