dong

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/dɒŋ/(UK)
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/dɒŋ/(UK) · /dɔŋ/ · /dɑŋ/

Definition of dong

9 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
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noun

  1. The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
  2. (historical)The currency of South Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: Đ.
  3. (slang)The penis.
    “"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."”
    “Nevertheless, I was wholly incapable of keeping my paws from my dong once it started the climb up my belly.”
    “Isn't it awfully nice to have a penis? Isn't it frightfully good to have a dong?”
  4. (broadly, slang)A dildo, specifically a synthetic anatomical replica of the penis.
  5. (slang)A fool.
  6. A low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.
  7. A submunicipal administrative unit of a city in North or South Korea.

verb

  1. To make a low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.

name

  1. 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”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese 銅 (duwng, “copper”), from Old Chinese 銅 (*doːŋ). Cognate with Mandarin 銅 /铜 (tóng, “copper”).

Anagrams of dong

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Words you can make from dong

10 playable · top: DOG (5 pts)

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3-letter words

4 words

2-letter words

5 words

Hooks

2 extensions · 2 back

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