Meanings
nong1
plural nongs
- AustraliaNew ZealandslangAn idiot.
‘In there, you nong,’ Max said, pointing out a pink-brick home with a 1950s skillion roof.
1983, Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers, Penguin, published 2009, page 1262 more examples
‘You guys are such nongs! Why would you want to face up to Shoaib Akhtar when you could win a World Cup against the young blond Aussie star at the home of cricket?’
2008, Michael Panckridge, Hat Trick! Toby Jones, Books 1-3, published 2010, unnumbered page[…]and spend every second Saturday defiant and one-eyed among the opposition nongs at the Barkly Street end.
2010, John Dale, editor, Best on Ground: Great Writers on the Greatest Game, unnumbered page
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Origin
Nong · proper noun
Borrowed from Mandarin 農／农 (nóng) or 儂／侬 (nóng).
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nong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nong
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