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bong

1

[ bong, bawng ]

noun

  1. a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.


verb (used without object)

  1. to produce this sound:

    The church bell bonged promptly at noon.

bong

2

[ bong, bawng ]

noun

  1. a water pipe for smoking marijuana or other drugs. Similar in function to a hookah, a bong has a heated bowl, water reservoir, and a tube with a mouthpiece.

bong

1

/ ɒŋ /

noun

  1. a deep reverberating sound, as of a large bell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make a deep reverberating sound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bong

2

/ ɒŋ /

noun

  1. a type of water pipe for smoking marijuana, crack, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bong1

First recorded in 1855–60; imitative

Origin of bong2

First recorded in 1970–75; from Thai bong, baung “bamboo tube”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bong1

C20: of imitative origin

Origin of bong2

C20: of unknown origin
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Officers from LAPD’s Rampart Division were on foot patrol one morning in late July when they saw what appeared to be fentanyl residue on a bong inside a vending booth on Alvarado Street.

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She also told the BBC he had encouraged her to smoke what he told her was "tree resin" from a homemade bong.

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With this telling, it’s out with the glass slipper, in with the glass bong.

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Seated across from a shelf filled with shiny new bongs was his only customer, a bespectacled, middle-aged man.

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Less surfing and bongs, more picnics at the beach, and grocery stores that would let you run a tab because the owner knew your parents.

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