mong
A mingling, mixture, or crowd.
Noun dialectal
- A mingling, mixture, or crowd.
- A muddle or confusion.
Origin
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”).
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Noun Ireland, UK
- A person with Down's syndrome.
- A stupid person.
- Can't you see you don't belong / You're a stupid little fucking mong - 2016 May 5, “Thinking He's Hard (Little T Reply)”, performed by Soph Aspin:
Origin
Contraction of mongoloid.
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Noun Australia, slang
- A mongrel dog.
- 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...
Origin
Contraction of mongrel.
Forms
Noun alt of, alternative
- Alternative form of mueang.
Origin
Borrowed from Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng),Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang) etc.
Preposition
- Alternative form of 'mong.
Origin
Clipping of among.