Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mong

/ˈmʌŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: mong
IPA: /ˈmʌŋ/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mingling, mixture, or crowd.

noun

A muddle or confusion.

noun

Australian usage; Slang

noun

A person with Down's syndrome.

British usage; Dated; Derogatory; Offensive; Slang

noun

A stupid person.

British usage; Derogatory; Offensive; Slang

prep

Alternative form of 'mong.

Obsolete

noun

Alternative form of mueang.

name

A surname from Norwegian, Korean, or Khmer.

Example Sentences

"Some blue cattle-dogs and a small pack of mongs barked excitedly, and danced round, and wished they knew what to do in such an unheard-of situation; and no doubt dreamed for days after of what they had done to distinguish themselves."
"Can't you see you don't belong / You're a stupid little fucking mong"

Etymology

From Middle English mong, monge, mang, from Old English ġemong, ġemang (“a mixture, mingling, throng, crowd, company”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mangą (“mix”). Compare Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (“to knead, mix”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mong, ġemong, *mangą, 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫, ᥛᥫᥒᥰ, เมือง

Usage

Inflected Forms

mongs (plural)

Derived Forms

mongcorn monged mongtard

Phrases

mong out

Frequently Paired Words

mong out

Rhymes With

long wrong along song strong hong kong belong hong-kong dong lifelong jong

Questions

How do you pronounce mong?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌŋ/.
What does mong mean?: A mingling, mixture, or crowd.
Where does mong come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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