dong

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈdȯŋ How to pronounce dong (audio)
ˈdäŋ
usually vulgar
: penis

dong

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural dong
: the basic monetary unit of Vietnam see Money Table

Examples of dong in a Sentence

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Noun
Last November, the brand launched two South Korean pop-ups at The Hyundai Seoul and the youthful Seongsu-dong neighborhood. Denni Hu, Footwear News, 27 May 2026 In the afternoon, venture beyond Myeong-dong and continue the cultural thread at the headquarters of one of South Korea’s most influential beauty companies, Amorepacific. Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Located in the Hannam-dong area, the clinic is known for combining functional medicine, regenerative stem cell treatments and lifting procedures with private, high-end dermatology and wellness care. Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026 Located in the Hannam-dong area of Seoul, Hoan Clinic is known for combining functional medicine, regenerative stem cell treatments and lifting procedures with private, high-end dermatology and wellness care. Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026 Gladstone Gallery will move its Seoul location to the city’s Hannam-dong neighborhood later this year. Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 23 Apr. 2026 Despite the heavy central theme of chronic illness, there’s a delicious bawdiness to Will There Ever Be Another You, a vulgar juvenilia evoking graffiti-tag genitals or the ding dong ditch scene from Billy Madison. Eric Olson september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025 The monster dong was not part of this Butt Guts Unit, and Blair can't really speak to the whole conversation of whether theater chains are getting cold feet over that particular scene. EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025 That money will be allocated to the port’s infrastructure development, while another 12 trillion Vietnamese dong ($457 million) will fund public maritime infrastructure. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

origin unknown

Noun (2)

Vietnamese đŏng

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1824, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dong was in 1824

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“Dong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dong. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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