Meanings
mong1
mong2
plural mongs
- AustraliaslangA mongrel dog.
Some blue cattle-dogs and a small pack of mongs barked excitedly, and danced round, and wished they knew what to do in such an unheard-of situation; and no doubt dreamed for days after of what they had done to distinguish themselves.
1965, Brian James, The Big Burn: Short Stories, page 40
mong3
plural mongs
- IrelandUKdatedderogatoryoffensiveslangA person with Down's syndrome.
- IrelandUKderogatoryoffensiveslangA stupid person.
Can't you see you don't belong / You're a stupid little fucking mong
2016 May 5, “Thinking He's Hard (Little T Reply)”, performed by Soph Aspin
mong4
- alternativeobsoleteAlternative form of 'mong.
mong5
- alternativeAlternative form of mueang.
Mong6
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
mong · noun
- Proto-Germanic*mangą“mix”
- Old Englishġemong
- Middle Englishmong
- Englishmong
From Middle English mong, monge, mang, from Old English ġemong, ġemang (“a mixture, mingling, throng, crowd, company”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mangą (“mix”). Compare Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (“to knead, mix”).
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Full word history & related roots →mong · noun
- Laoເມືອງ
- shnမိူင်း
- tddᥛᥫᥒᥰ
- Tai Damꪹꪣꪉ
- khbᦵᦙᦲᧂ
- Northern Thaiᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ
- Thaiเมือง
- tddᥛᥫᥒᥰ
- aho𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫
- Englishmong
Borrowed from Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng),Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang) etc.
More words from aho, tdd, Thai
Full word history & related roots →Mong · proper noun
- Khmerម៉ុង
- Korean몽
- NorwegianMong
- EnglishMong
Various origins: * Borrowed from Norwegian Mong, a habitational surname from a place in Rogaland. * Borrowed from Korean 몽 (mong), a surname of unclear origin. * Borrowed from Khmer ម៉ុង (mong).
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Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mong
Cite this entry
mong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mong
“mong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mong. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mong,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mong.
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