Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To trade; traffic.
- To trade in; traffic in; deal in.
- noun Mixture; association.
- noun A mixture of grain; a mixture of barley ground up with husks for feeding swine; a mash of bran and malt. Also
mang . - An abbreviated form of
among : usually written 'mong.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun offensive, pejorative, UK, slang Shortened version of
mongoloid , a person withDown's syndrome - preposition obsolete a variant spelling of
’mong
Etymologies
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Examples
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Gervais,50, has been bandying about the term "mong," which has been used in the past as a derogatory term for people with Down's syndrome.
NY Daily News ADAM RATHE 2011
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It got angry with Ricky Gervais for using the word "mong"; it shouted at Jeremy Clarkson for saying that strikers should be shot; it had Andy Gray and Richard Keys sacked from Sky for being sexist about female match officials; it forced Ofcom to censure Frankie Boyle for his jokes about Jordan's disabled son.
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One of many hiLAAARious messages this week from Ricky Gervais involving the word "mong", which he contends no longer refers to Down's syndrome and is no longer offensive.
Lucy Mangan's pick of the week: The story, the stat, the quote, the tweet 2011
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The word 'mong' means Down's syndrome as much as the word 'gay' means happy.
If you really want to hurt someone, call them a Gervais | Catherine Bennett 2011
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Last year, he became embroiled in a Twitter storm when one of his tweets included the word "mong".
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He was examining the changes in their associations over time, with a focus on his assertion that the word "mong" had lost its derogatory association with Down's Syndrome.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2012
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The comic has refused to apologise after he repeatedly used the word "mong" in jokes and online messages to fans on the social networking site Twitter.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Sarah Rainey 2011
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After the row erupted last week, Gervais said he had never used the word "mong" to mock those with disabilities.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Sarah Rainey 2011
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However, there are signs that he is taking baby steps along Cleese Cul de Sac from the Twitter bushfire he sparked by using the word "mong" and posting snaps of himself pulling expressions of exaggerated mental retardation.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Matthew Norman 2011
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Comedians can say 'mong' on TV, rules Ofcom Media regulator Ofcom has rejected three complaints about comedian Ricky Gervais's use of the word "mong" during his Channel 4 show Science.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2012
whichbe commented on the word mong
Noun. Imbecile, idiot. Offensive expression alluding to someone with Down Syndrome, being Mongoloid.
Verb. To reach a drugged state where physical activity is minimal and mental faculties are incapacitated. Used frequently within the 'ecstasy' fuelled 'house' scene. Obvious relationship to the derogatory version of the noun 'mong'.
("A Dictionary of Slang")
May 17, 2008
pterodactyl commented on the word mong
Oh dear. What horrid definitions this word has. They make my Stuffie list a good deal less funny.
I vote that we jettison these definitions entirely, and instead use this word as a silly synonym for purvey.
Thanks for the heads-up, whichbe!
May 17, 2008
mollusque commented on the word mong
Of the verb OED2 says: "To barter, trade in, exchange; (now chiefly) to spread or trade (gossip, rumours, etc.)."
May 17, 2008
yarb commented on the word mong
When I was a lad, this was slang for "beg or borrow (an object), with the implicit intent not to repay". E.g. "hey Des. OK if I mong a cig off you?"
Must have come from the sense quoted by mollusque; god knows how.
June 26, 2008
bilby commented on the word mong
You were a bad lad, yarb.
June 26, 2008
yarb commented on the word mong
I were terrible, bilby. Bloody awful I were.
June 26, 2008
asativum commented on the word mong
Hey, I think that's heroic verse, that is, yarb.
June 26, 2008
bilby commented on the word mong
I too heart yarb.
June 26, 2008