Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ning-nong

/ˈnɪŋˌnɔŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: ning-nong
IPA: /ˈnɪŋˌnɔŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stupid person; an idiot.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Colloquial; Slang

Example Sentences

"That “ning-nong of an MP” as Billy Lane calls him, Fred Brentnall, in his squeaky lorikeet voice reads to the House Lawson′s last two stanzas, just to highlight the danger besetting the colony of Queensland, indeed, the whole country:[…]"
"2007, Ethel Chop (Andrea Powell), Strain Your Gherkins, unnumbered page, And you might not know this, but potatoes are in fact a symbol of communism. Well what′s vodka made from? It isn′t fairy floss! It's potatoes, ning-nong!"
"He wrote a series of articles about a gang of greenies who′ve been interfering with commercial dragnet fishing, setting off firebombs and creating a nuisance. Made them out to be a bunch of ning-nongs and thugs."
"We felt like total ning-nongs."

Etymology

From British dialect (northern) ning-nang (“a fool”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnɪŋˌnɔŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ning-nongs (plural) ning nong (alternative)

Synonyms

nong

Homonyms

ning nong

Questions

How do you pronounce ning-nong?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪŋˌnɔŋ/.
What does ning-nong mean?: A stupid person; an idiot.
Where does ning-nong come from?: From British dialect (northern) ning-nang (“a fool”).

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