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gong show

gong show noun: an event that proves to be a disaster, often in a fun or memorable way.

Noun

gong show (plural gong shows)

  1. (Canada) An event that proves to be a disaster, often in a fun or memorable way.
    • Last night, we all went drinking, and the whole thing turned into a total gong show.
    • That biology class was a gong show.

Synonyms of gong show

Forms of gong show

pluralgong shows

Origin of gong show

After The Gong Show, a televised absurdist amateur talent contest first broadcast in the 1970s.

Questions about gong show

What does gong show mean?
Gong show means an event that proves to be a disaster, often in a fun or memorable way.
What part of speech is gong show?
Gong show is a noun.
What is the plural of gong show?
The plural of gong show is gong shows.

Words near gong show in the dictionary

  1. gong farmer
  2. gong farmers
  3. Gong Gong
  4. gong scourer
  5. gong scourers
  6. gong show
  7. gong shows
  8. Gong Xi Fa Cai
  9. Gong'an
  10. gong-fermer
  11. gong-fermers

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