ning nong
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Australia/ˈnɪŋˌnɔŋ/
ning nong is the alternative form of ning-nong.
Meaning of ning-nong
Noun
ning-nong (plural ning-nongs)
- A stupid person; an idiot.
- That “ning-nong of an MP” as Billy Lane calls him, Fred Brentnall, in his squeaky lorikeet voice reads to the House Lawson′s last two stanzas, just to highlight the danger besetting the colony of Queensland, indeed, the whole country:[…]2006, Pip Wilson, Faces in the Street: Louisa and Henry Lawson and the Castlereagh Street Push, page 147
- Synonyms:
- nong
Forms of ning nong
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Questions about ning nong
- What is ning nong the alternative form of?
- Ning nong is the alternative form of ning-nong.
- How do you pronounce ning nong?
- Ning nong is pronounced /ˈnɪŋˌnɔŋ/ (Australia).
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