English

Pronunciation

• enPR: mŭng, IPA^(key): /ˈmʌŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Noun

mong ‎(plural mongs)

1. (dialect) A mixture, a crowd.^[2]

Derived terms

• mongcorn

Etymology 2

Contraction of mongrel.

Pronunciation

• enPR: mŭng, IPA^(key): /ˈmʌŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Noun

mong ‎(plural mongs)

1. (Australian slang) A mongrel dog.^[3]
   • 1965, Brian James, The Big Burn: Short Stories, page 40,

     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.

Etymology 3

Contraction of Mongol or mongoloid.

Pronunciation

• enPR: mŏng, IPA^(key): /mɒŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Noun

mong ‎(plural mongs)

1. (dated, offensive, pejorative, Britain, slang) A person with Down's syndrome.
2. (pejorative, Britain, slang) A stupid person.

Etymology 4

Shortened from among

Pronunciation

• enPR: mŭng, IPA^(key): /mʌŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

Preposition

mong

1. (obsolete) a variant spelling of ’mong

References

1. ↑ “mong” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
2. ↑ Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary
3. ↑ “Australia Decoded 'M-5'”, in Joyzine, accessed 2009-03-05

Dutch

Noun

mong m ‎(plural mongs)

1. (slang) mong, shortened version of mongool.

Malay

Noun

mong

1. gong