PONGO


Meaning of PONGO in English

■ noun ( plural ~s ) Brit. military slang a soldier (used especially by members of the Royal Navy or RAF).

Origin

C17 (denoting a large ape): from Congolese m~ (see pongid ). The slang sense dates from the early 20th cent.

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