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(dông, dŏng) pronunciation
n., pl., dong.
A basic unit of currency in Vietnam.

[Vietnamese dông, from Chinese tóng, copper coin.]


dong2 (dông, dŏng) pronunciation
n. Vulgar Slang
A penis.

[Origin unknown.]


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Dong

Is the currency for: Vietnam


  1. dong
    verb trans

    1:
    To hit, punch. (1916 —) .
    P. White 'I will dong you one,' shouted Hannah, 'before you tear this bloody fur' (1961). noun

    2:
    A heavy blow. (1932 —) .

    [From earlier sense, sound of a large bell.]
  2. dong
    noun, mainly US

    The penis. (1930 —) .
    P. Roth I was wholly incapable of keeping my hands off my dong (1969).

    [Origin uncertain; perh. from Dong, name coined by Edward Lear ((1877)) for an imaginary creature with a luminous nose.]



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Dong may refer to:

Asian languages

  • Vietnamese đồng (₫), the currency unit of Vietnam
  • Dong people (侗族), an ethnic minority group in China
  • Dong language
  • Dong Lake, a lake in the Hunan Province of China
  • Dong quai, a medicinal herb
  • Dong (동 or 洞), a section of a city in South Korea, smaller than a gu (ward) and approximately the size of five city blocks
  • A Sponge-model Nokia cellular phone
  • Dong (film) (东), a documentary film by filmmaker Jia Zhangke
  • Dong (name), Vietnamese for the season of winter
  • Lá dong, Vietnamese for a type of prayer-plant (Phrynium placentarium)

People

Dong may also mean:

DONG can be an abbreviation for:

  • DONG Energy, one of Denmark's energy companies
    • DONG Cup, a former name of the Danish Cup trophy, sponsored by the oil company from 2000 to 2004
  • Something that you can 'Do Online Now Guys' made popular by YouTube personality 'VSauce'

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