bongcloud

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noun

A chess opening in which white's king is advanced to the second rank on the second move, for example, 1.e4 e5 2.Ke2, thus preventing white from being able to castle and allowing black to develop with tempo.

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Meanings

nounbongcloud (plural bongclouds)

plural bongclouds

  1. A chess opening in which white's king is advanced to the second rank on the second move, for example, 1.e4 e5 2.Ke2, thus preventing white from being able to castle and allowing black to develop with tempo.
verbbongcloud (third-person singular simple present bongclouds, present participle bongclouding, simple past and past participle bongclouded)

present singular third person bongclouds · participle present bongclouding · participle past bongclouded · past bongclouded

  1. intransitiveTo play such an opening.
  2. intransitiveTo advance one's king to the second rank without first castling.

Origin

From bong + cloud (of marijuana smoke from the bong); exact origin for name uncertain, though perhaps the handle of an online chess player who frequently used this opening technique.

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APA

bongcloud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bongcloud

MLA

“bongcloud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bongcloud. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bongcloud,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bongcloud.

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