dongs
USDAWNGZ/dɔŋz/UKDONGZ/dɒŋz/
- 1Plural of dong.
The grandfather clock sounded its final dongs as the hour ended.
A series of dongs echoed from the temple across the valley.
Note
One spelling carries every meaning of dong into the plural: the deep metallic note of a bell or clock, Vietnam's currency (and the historical currency of South Vietnam), and three slang uses: the penis, a dildo, and a fool. Because the slang senses share the form, give it clear company. Chiming clocks or prices in Vietnam settle the meaning, while a bare 'dongs' can be read as slang.
dongs is a form of dong
dong, noun: A crude slang term for the penis. Full entry
- Forms
- dong also pluraldongs plural
- Spelling
- dong → dongs: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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