Etymology

bong

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Today it means: The clang of a large bell. Full definition →

Thai บ้อง
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bong · noun, verb1

Onomatopoeic.

bong · noun, verb2

  1. Thai · derived fromบ้อง“a marijuana pipe”
  2. English todaybong

From Thai บ้อง (bɔ̂ng, “a marijuana pipe”). First use in English appears c. 1971 in the publication Marijuana Review.

Bong · noun3

  1. Bengali · borrowed fromবঙ্গ
  2. English todayBong

From Bengali বঙ্গ (boṅgo).

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