dong
/dɔŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.79 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The currency of South Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: Đ.
noun
verb
To make a low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.
noun
A submunicipal administrative unit of a city in North or South Korea.
Example Sentences
- ""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?"
- "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"
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese 銅 (duwng, “copper”), from Old Chinese 銅 (*doːŋ). Cognate with Mandarin 銅 /铜 (tóng, “copper”).
Origin
- Source language: Vietnamese
- First known use: First attested in the 1890s
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɔŋ/
- British English: /dɒŋ/