Meaning of Bong | Babel Free
bɒŋDefinitions
- A county of Liberia. Capital: Gbarnga.
- The clang of a large bell.
- A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.
- A very wide piton.
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Alternative spelling of bung (“purse”). alt-of, alternative
- An Australian Aboriginal person.
- A Bengali (from West Bengal).
- Doorbell chimes.
- An act of smoking one serving of drugs from a bong.
- Clipping of Britbong
- A device for rapidly consuming beer, usually consisting of a funnel or reservoir of beer and a length of tubing.
Equivalents
Examples
“The sound⟳ of a bong echoed across the courtyard, signaling the hour.”
“An argument began as to whether the trap⟳ door would open⟳ on the first bong of eight or the eighth bong of eight. A man said he'd been told on the wireless that it was the first bong of Big Ben in London which told the time, […]”
“Harry had a bong after his swim⟳ and then sprawled on the couch watching music videos.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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