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mong

/ˈmʌŋ/

mong noun: a mingling, mixture, or crowd. Also the alternative form of 'mong.

Noun (1)

mong (plural mongs)

  1. (dialectal) A mingling, mixture, or crowd.
  2. (dialectal) A muddle or confusion.

Noun (2)

mong (plural mongs)

  1. (Australia, slang) A mongrel dog.
    • 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.1965, Brian James, The Big Burn: Short Stories, page 40

Noun (3)

IPA/mɒŋ/

mong (plural mongs)

  1. (Ireland, UK, dated, derogatory, offensive, slang) A person with Down's syndrome.
  2. (Ireland, UK, derogatory, offensive, slang) A stupid person.
    • Can't you see you don't belong / You're a stupid little fucking mong2016 May 5, “Thinking He's Hard (Little T Reply)”, performed by Soph Aspin

Proper noun capitalized: Mong

Mong (plural Mongs)

  1. A surname from Norwegian, Korean, or Khmer.

Also used as

mong is also the alternative form of 'mong.

mong is also the alternative form of mueang.

mong meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

mong in Hindi

मोंग

mong in Tamil

மோங்

mong in Marathi

मोंग

mong in Bengali

মং
More languagesFewer languages
mong in Telugu
మోంగ్
mong in Malayalam
മോങ്, മോംഗ്, മോൻഗ്
mong in Kannada
ಮೊಂಗ್
mong in Punjabi
ਮੋਂਗ, ਮੋੰਗ
mong in Gujarati
મોંગ, મોન્ગ
mong in Odia
ମୋଙ୍ଗ
mong in Nepali
मोङ, मोङ्ग, मोंग

Forms of mong

Noun
pluralmongs
Proper noun
pluralMongs

Origin of mong

From Middle English mong, monge, mang, from Old English ġemong, ġemang (“a mixture, mingling, throng, crowd, company”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mangą (“mix”). Compare Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (“to knead, mix”).

Contraction of mongrel.

Contraction of mongoloid.

Words formed from mong

Phrases with mong

Words that rhyme with mong

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Questions about mong

What does mong mean?
Mong means a mingling, mixture, or crowd.
What is mong in Hindi?
Mong in Hindi is मोंग. See Mong meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is mong?
Mong can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce mong?
Mong is pronounced /ˈmʌŋ/.
What is the plural of mong?
The plural of mong is mongs.

Words near mong in the dictionary

  1. Monfero
  2. Monflanquin
  3. Monfore
  4. Monforte
  5. Monfortes
  6. mong
  7. Mong Ha
  8. Mong Kok
  9. Mong Njua
  10. mong out
  11. Mong Ri Mong Ram

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mong (page history and authors); Mong (page history and authors); mong (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mong (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mong (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mong (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mong (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mong (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mong (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mong (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mong (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mong (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mong (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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