bong

plural bongs

1. slangThe clang of a large bell.

   The sound of a bong echoed across the courtyard, signaling the hour.

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   An argument began as to whether the trap door would open on the first bong of eight or the eighth bong of eight. A man said he'd been told on the wireless that it was the first bong of Big Ben in London which told the time, […]

   1989, Malcolm Lynch, The kid from Angel Meadow, page 152

2. slangDoorbell chimes.
3. InternetabbreviationclippingderogatoryClipping of Britbong

present singular third person bongs · participle present bonging · participle past bonged · past bonged

1. slangTo pull a bell.
2. slangTo ring a doorbell.
3. Make a bell-like sound

   The church bell began to bong at noon, marking the start of the ceremony.

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   He accidentally hit the old pot, making it bong loudly against the table.

plural bongs

1. A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.
2. An act of smoking one serving of drugs from a bong.

   Harry had a bong after his swim and then sprawled on the couch watching music videos.

   2008, Christos Tsiolkas, The Slap, London: Atlantic Books, page 115

3. A device for rapidly consuming beer, usually consisting of a funnel or reservoir of beer and a length of tubing.

   Synonyms: beer bong

present singular third person bongs · participle present bonging · participle past bonged · past bonged

1. informaltransitiveTo smoke a bong.

plural bongs

1. A very wide piton.

plural bongs

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of bung (“purse”).

plural bongs · alternative boong · alternative bung

1. ethnicslurAn Australian Aboriginal person.

plural Bongs

1. IndiaoffensivesometimesA Bengali (from West Bengal).

1. A county of Liberia. Capital: Gbarnga.