noun, verb — 8 senses
UK /dɒŋ/ · US /dɔŋ/
Etymology Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese 銅 (duwng, “copper”), from Old Chinese 銅 (*doːŋ). Cognate with Mandarin 銅 /铜 (tóng, “copper”).
The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
Historical The currency of South Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: Đ.
Etymology Onomatopoeic.
To make a low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.
Etymology Unknown. Perhaps suggested by dingus and other names for unnamable objects; perhaps suggesting of a sound of striking (perhaps the clapper of a bell; compare ding-dong); perhaps there is an element of donkey in it. First attested in the 1890s.
Slang The penis.
Broadly, Slang A dildo, specifically a synthetic anatomical replica of the penis.
Slang A fool.
Etymology Onomatopoeic.
A low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.
Etymology From Korean 동(洞) (dong, “neighborhood”).
A submunicipal administrative unit of a city in North or South Korea.
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