bong
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- Regno Unito//bɒŋ//
- Stati Uniti//bɔŋ//
- //bɑŋ//
The clang of a large bell.
sostantivo
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gergoThe 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, […]
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gergoDoorbell chimes.
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Variante di BritbongClipping of Britbong
Etimologia
Onomatopoeic.
verbo
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gergoTo pull a bell.
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gergoTo ring a doorbell.
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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.
sostantivo
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A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.
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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.
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A device for rapidly consuming beer, usually consisting of a funnel or reservoir of beer and a length of tubing.
Etimologia
From Thai บ้อง (bɔ̂ng, “a marijuana pipe”). First use in English appears c. 1971 in the publication Marijuana Review.
verbo
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informaleTo smoke a bong.
sostantivo
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A very wide piton.
sostantivo
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Variante di bungAlternative spelling of bung (“purse”).
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An Australian Aboriginal person.
Forme
- plurale
- bongs
- passato
- bonged
- participio passato
- bonged
- participio presente
- bonging
- 3ª persona singolare
- bongs