Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A unit of currency, equal to 1/100 of the won, that is used in North Korea and was formerly used in South Korea.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
jeon . - noun Alternative spelling of
jun .
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- noun 100 chon equal 1 won in North Korea
- noun 100 chon equal 1 won in South Korea
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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However, in Vietnamese "chon" appears to be ambiguous - "weasel" or "civet" - and some descriptions mention caphe cut chon ( "fox-dung coffee", to confuse the biology) as being processed by the civet.
The secret of Kopi Luwak Ray Girvan 2004
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However, in Vietnamese "chon" appears to be ambiguous - "weasel" or "civet" - and some descriptions mention caphe cut chon ( "fox-dung coffee", to confuse the biology) as being processed by the civet.
Archive 2004-08-01 Ray Girvan 2004
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LOL. .he doesn’t look ANYTHING like edward … i think he looks like justin chon. .sorry if i didn’t spell his name right.
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Back then, "韓国" (Kankoku; Korea) would often bring up words such as チョン（derogatory word for Koreans, "chon"), and most Japanese would think that Korea is someplace where it's loud, noisy, and dirty.
WordPress.com News 2008
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I honestly prefer Unidentified Flying Chickens in jackson heights, Queens over both bon chon and kyochon.
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Yu In-chon, South Korea's minister of culture, sports and tourism
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Speaking of BonChon, you can get unlimited bon chon chicken and beer at Boka!
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Rate-A-Restaurant #197: Kyo-chon twitter updates follow me on Twitter companion blogs
Franklin Avenue 2009
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LOS ANGELES Yi Jianlian (pronounced yee chon-len), the likely top-10 NBA draft pick from China, is billed as the next Yao Ming, but don't be fooled.
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Witnesses report a doughnut shaped lump of dark chon-drite asteroid, about two kilometers across.
The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006
rolig commented on the word chon
Also spelled jun: a monetary unit of North Korea (one 100th part of a won).
Also spelled jeon: a monetary unit of South Korea (one 100th part of a won).
April 6, 2009
bilby commented on the word chon
If you win the lottery you'll need a won ton truck to carry the money.
April 6, 2009