NING-NONG

Meaning of NING-NONG in English

■ noun Austral./NZ informal a fool.

Origin

C19: of unknown origin.

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NING-NONG — / ˈnɪŋ nɒŋ; NAmE nɑːŋ/ (also nong ) noun ( AustralE , NZE , informal ) a stupid person •• …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NING — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Yung ning Nan ning Hsi ning Yang Chen Ning
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NONG — /nong/ , n. Australian and New Zealand Informal. a foolish, incompetent person. [ 1940-45; prob. by shortening of Australian and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NONG — [ nɒŋ ] ■ noun Austral./NZ informal a foolish or stupid person. Origin 1940s: of unknown origin; cf. ning-~ .
Concise Oxford English vocab
NONG — / nɒŋ; NAmE nɑːŋ/ noun ( AustralE , NZE , informal ) = ning-nong
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NONG — n. Austral. sl. a foolish or stupid person. [20th c.: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NONG — n. Austral. sl. a foolish or stupid person. [ 20th c.: orig. unkn. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NONG — n. Austral. sl. a foolish or stupid person. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn.
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NING — Yung ning Nan ning Hsi ning Yang Chen Ning
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NONG SA RAI, BATTLE OF — (1593), in Southeast Asian history, military encounter between the Tai (Thai) kingdom of Ayutthaya and the Toungoo dynasty of Myanmar …
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NONG KHAI — also spelled Nongkhai, town, northeastern Thailand. Nong Khai is a Mekong River port and the main Thai port of entry …
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NING-PO — also called Yin-hsien, Pinyin Ningbo, or Yinxian, city in the coastal plain of northeastern Chekiang sheng (province), China. Ning-po (Calm …
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NAN-NING — formerly (191345) Yung-ning, Pinyin Nanning, or Yongning, city in south-central Chuang autonomous ch' (region) of Kwangsi, China. Nan-ning is the …
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HSI-NING — Pinyin Xining, also spelled Sining city in Tsinghai Province (sheng), western interior of China. Hsi-ning is the provincial capital and …
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CHI-NING — Pinyin Jining, conventional Tsining city in southwestern Shantung sheng (province), China. In early times the seat of the state of …
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QUAN MELD NONG — Кван Нонг
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NONG KHAI — Нонг-Кхай
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NONG KHAI PROVINCE — Нонг-Кхай
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MAN — alaki;katawhan (Noun) lalaki (Noun) lalaking;manong (nong)
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TAN — I. verb (~ned; ~ning) Etymology: Middle English ~nen, from Anglo-French ~ner, from Medieval Latin ~nare, from ~um, ~num ~bark Date: …
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SPIN — I. verb (spun; ~ning) Etymology: Middle English ~nen, from Old English ~nan; akin to Old High German ~nan to ~ …
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SCAN — I. verb (~ned; ~ning) Etymology: Middle English ~nen, from Late Latin ~dere, from Latin, to climb; akin to Middle Irish …
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RUN — I. verb (ran; also chiefly dialect ~; ~; ~ning) Etymology: Middle English ronnen, alteration of rinnen, verbi. (from Old English …
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SCUPPERNONG — /skup"euhr nawng', -nong'/ , n. 1. a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape. 2. the vine bearing this fruit, grown …
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NOKYO — /noh"kyoh, -kee oh'/ ; Japn. /naw"kyaw/ , n. , pl. nokyo . a Japanese agricultural cooperative. [ no-kyo nóng farming …
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MONONGAHELA — /meuh nong'geuh hee"leuh/ , n. a river flowing from N West Virginia through SW Pennsylvania into the Ohio River. 128 …
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SCAN — ■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ~ned ) 1》 look at quickly in order to identify relevant features or …
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RUN — ■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ran ran ; past participle ~ ) 1》 move at a speed faster …
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PUN — ~ 1 ■ noun a joke exploiting the different meanings of a word or the fact that there are words …
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PAN — ~ 1 [ ~ ] ■ noun 1》 a metal container for cooking food in. 2》 a bowl fitted at …
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CON — ~ 1 informal ■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ~ned ) deceive (someone) into doing or believing something by …
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SCUPPERNONG — [scup.per.nong] n [Scuppernong, river and lake in No. Carolina] (1811) 1: muscadine; esp: a cultivated muscadine with yellowish green plum-flavored …
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CUNNING — [cun.ning] adj [ME, fr. prp. of can know] (14c) 1: dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (as …
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YIN-CH'UAN
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VIENTIANE — also spelled Viangchan, largest city and capital of Laos, situated on a plain just northeast of the Mekong River. The …
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TSINGHAI
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SHEN NUNG — Pinyin Shen Nong (Chinese: Divine Husbandman), formally Yen Ti second of China's mythical emperors, said to have been born in …
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PAI-SE — also called Po-se, Pinyin Bose, city in western Kwangsi Chuang autonomous ch' (region), China. It lies along the Yu River, …
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P'ING-HSIANG — Pinyin Pingxiang, city in western Kiangsi sheng (province), China. P'ing-hsiang is situated on the border of Hunan province. It lies …
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MNONG LANGUAGE — also called (in Cambodia) Phnong, a language of the Bahnaric branch of the Mon-Khmer family, itself part of the Austroasiatic …
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KWANGSI — in full Chuang Autonomous Region Of Kwangsi, Chinese (Wade-Giles) Kuang-hsi Chuang-tsu Tzu-chih-ch', or (Pinyin) Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, autonomous region located …
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KHORAT PLATEAU — also spelled Korat Plateau, saucer-shaped tableland of northeastern Thailand. It occupies 60,000 square miles (155,000 square km), is situated 300650 …
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CHEKIANG — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Che-chiang, (Pinyin) Zhejiang, sheng (province) of China. It is the third smallest province of China and also one …
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SWAN — (~s, ~ning, ~ned) 1. A ~ is a large bird with a very long neck. Swans live on rivers and …
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SPIN — (~s, ~ning, spun) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If something ~s …
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SCAN — (~s, ~ning, ~ned) 1. When you ~ written material, you look through it quickly in order to find important or …
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RUN — (~s, ~ning, ran) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form '~' …
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PLAN — (~s, ~ning, ~ned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is …
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FAN
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MILLIGANESE — The particular brand of goonish nonsense, invented and used by the late, great Spike Milligan. Example: Ning nang nong where …
Slang English vocab
RUN — I n. course 1) a ski ~ freedom of movement 2) to have free ~ of the house race 3) …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
RUN — 1. сущ. 1) бег, пробег, пробежка at a run ≈ бегом on the run ≈ на ходу, в движении We …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
НОНГ-КХАЙ — Nong Khai
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
КВАН НОНГ — Quan Meld Nong
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
RUN — 1. [rʌn] n I 1. 1) бег, пробег at a ~ - бегом [ см. тж. ♢ ] to come …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RUN — 1. сущ. 1) бег, пробег, пробежка at a run ≈ бегом on the run ≈ на ходу, в движении We …
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