nong

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/nɒŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nong)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
nong  (nong),USA pronunciation n. [Australian and New Zealand Informal.]
  1. British Termsa foolish, incompetent person.
  • probably by shortening of Australian and earlier Brit. slang ning-nong, ning-nang fool, perh. expressive vars. of earlier nigmenog fool, of obscure origin, originally 1940–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nong / nɒŋ/
  1. a person lacking intelligence
Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps alteration of obsolete English dialect nigmenog silly fellow, of unknown origin
'nong' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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