Meanings
dong1
plural dongs · alternative uncommon đồng
- historicalThe currency of South Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: Đ.
dong2
plural dongs
- slangThe penis.
Isn't it awfully nice to have a penis? Isn't it frightfully good to have a dong?
1983, “Penis Song”, in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life2 more examples
"That American girl was after you too, wasn't she?" "She didn't mean anything she said. She was just after your dong. But it's mine." "For sure, Mary."
1955, J P Donleavy, The Ginger Man, published 1955 (France), page 344Nevertheless, I was wholly incapable of keeping my paws from my dong once it started the climb up my belly.
1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy’s Complaint, page 18Synonyms: penis
- broadlyslangA dildo, specifically a synthetic anatomical replica of the penis.
- slangA fool.
dong3
present singular third person dongs · participle present donging · participle past donged · past donged
- To make a low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.
dong4
plural dongs
- A submunicipal administrative unit of a city in North or South Korea.
Dong5
plural Dongs · alternative Doong
- A surname.
Tung Chung-shu of the Han describes the emotional nature of T’ien in the following words: “Heaven has its own feelings of joy and anger and a mind which experiences sadness and pleasure, analogous to those of man.”⁵⁴
[1967, Vincent Y. C. Shih, “The Classics and Confucianism”, in The Taiping Ideology: Its Sources, Interpretations, and Influences (Far Eastern and Russian Institute Publications on Asia), number 15, University of Washington Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 173
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe penis.
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Origin
dong · noun
- Old Chinese銅
- Middle Chinese銅“copper”
- Vietnameseđồng
- Englishdong
Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese 銅 (duwng, “copper”), from Old Chinese 銅 (*doːŋ). Cognate with Mandarin 銅 /铜 (tóng, “copper”).
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Full word history & related roots →dong · noun
Unknown. Perhaps suggested by dingus and other names for unnamable objects; perhaps suggesting of a sound of striking (perhaps the clapper of a bell; compare ding-dong); perhaps there is an element of donkey in it. First attested in the 1890s.
Full word history & related roots →dong · noun
- Korean동(洞)“neighborhood”
- Englishdong
From Korean 동(洞) (dong, “neighborhood”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic دُونْغ, دُونْج
- دُونْغ (dunḡ)currency of Vietnam
- دُونْج (dong)currency of Vietnam
Chinese Mandarin 盾, 越南盾
- 盾 (dùn)currency of Vietnam
- 越南盾 (Yuènán dùn)currency of Vietnam
- 越盾 (yuèdùn)currency of Vietnam
- 噹 /当 (dāng)onomatopoeia for the ringing sound made by a bell with a low pitch
French dong
- dongcurrency of Vietnam
German Dong, Schwanz
- Dongcurrency of Vietnam
- Schwanzpenis
- Dildodildo
Greek ντονγκ
- ντονγκ (ntongk)currency of Vietnam
Hindi दोंग
- दोंग (doṅg)currency of Vietnam
Hungarian đồng
- đồngcurrency of Vietnam
Japanese ドン
- ドン (don)currency of Vietnam
Korean 동
- 동 (dong)currency of Vietnam
Malay dong
- dongcurrency of Vietnam
Portuguese dong, dong
- dongcurrency of Vietnam
- dongcurrency of South Vietnam
Russian донг, дон
- донг (dong)currency of Vietnam
- дон (don)onomatopoeia for the ringing sound made by a bell with a low pitch
Swedish ballefjong
- ballefjongpenis
Thai ด่ง
- ด่ง (dòng)currency of Vietnam
Vietnamese đồng, đồng
- đồngcurrency of Vietnam
- đồngcurrency of South Vietnam
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
dong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dong
“dong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dong. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dong,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dong.
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