NONG

Meaning of NONG in English

[ nɒŋ ]

■ noun Austral./NZ informal a foolish or stupid person.

Origin

1940s: of unknown origin; cf. ning-~ .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

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; 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.
Oxford English vocab
NING-NONG — ■ noun Austral./NZ informal a fool. Origin C19: of unknown origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab
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 …
Britannica English vocabulary
NONG KHAI — also spelled Nongkhai, town, northeastern Thailand. Nong Khai is a Mekong River port and the main Thai port of entry …
Britannica English vocabulary
NING-NONG — / ˈnɪŋ nɒŋ; NAmE nɑːŋ/ (also nong ) noun ( AustralE , NZE , informal ) a stupid person •• …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUAN MELD NONG — Кван Нонг
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NONG KHAI — Нонг-Кхай
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NONG KHAI PROVINCE — Нонг-Кхай
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MAN — alaki;katawhan (Noun) lalaki (Noun) lalaking;manong (nong)
English-Visayan vocabulary
SCUPPERNONG — /skup"euhr nawng', -nong'/ , n. 1. a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape. 2. the vine bearing this fruit, grown …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOKYO — /noh"kyoh, -kee oh'/ ; Japn. /naw"kyaw/ , n. , pl. nokyo . a Japanese agricultural cooperative. [ no-kyo nóng farming …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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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SCUPPERNONG — [scup.per.nong] n [Scuppernong, river and lake in No. Carolina] (1811) 1: muscadine; esp: a cultivated muscadine with yellowish green plum-flavored …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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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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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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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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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MILLIGANESE — The particular brand of goonish nonsense, invented and used by the late, great Spike Milligan. Example: Ning nang nong where …
Slang English vocab
НОНГ-КХАЙ — Nong Khai
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
КВАН НОНГ — Quan Meld Nong
Русско-Американский Английский словарь

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