bong
SubstantivVerbSubstantivVerbSubstantivSubstantivSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//bɒŋ//
- Vereinigte Staaten//bɔŋ//
- //bɑŋ//
The clang of a large bell.
Substantiv
- 1
SlangThe clang of a large bell.
The sound of a bong echoed across the courtyard, signaling the hour.
An argument began as to whether the trap door would open on the first bong of eight or the eighth bong of eight. A man said he'd been told on the wireless that it was the first bong of Big Ben in London which told the time, […]
- 2
SlangDoorbell chimes.
- 3
Variante von BritbongClipping of Britbong
Herkunft
Onomatopoeic.
Verb
- 1
SlangTo pull a bell.
- 2
SlangTo ring a doorbell.
- 3
Make a bell-like sound
The church bell began to bong at noon, marking the start of the ceremony.
He accidentally hit the old pot, making it bong loudly against the table.
Substantiv
- 1
A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.
- 2
An act of smoking one serving of drugs from a bong.
Harry had a bong after his swim and then sprawled on the couch watching music videos.
- 3
A device for rapidly consuming beer, usually consisting of a funnel or reservoir of beer and a length of tubing.
Herkunft
From Thai บ้อง (bɔ̂ng, “a marijuana pipe”). First use in English appears c. 1971 in the publication Marijuana Review.
Verb
- 1
umgangssprachlichTo smoke a bong.
Substantiv
- 1
A very wide piton.
Substantiv
- 1
Variante von bungAlternative spelling of bung (“purse”).
Substantiv
- 1
An Australian Aboriginal person.
Formen
- Plural
- bongs
- Präteritum
- bonged
- Partizip II
- bonged
- Partizip I
- bonging
- 3. Person Singular
- bongs