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
Amber Ruffin and Alex Edelman Who among us can’t recognize Jon Hamm by his dong? Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024 There’s only cocktails (250,000 dong) and whiskey, and no menu. Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024 My mother, Pamela, grew up eating at dai pai dongs. Alex Lau, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024 Only to lose out on an Olympic medal because your dong wasn’t tucked. Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024 The coastal city of Hội An, Vietnam, is great for travelers on a budget, thanks to lower restaurant and bar charges and a drop in the value of the Vietnamese dong. Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 June 2024 After Nicholas is berated by several men and watches one shove a carrot through a juicer — Howard’s right, that’s definitely supposed to be Nicholas’s dong — Howard sits him down for a little heart-to-heart. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024 My Lan Thursday to death over her role in a 304 trillion dong ($12.46 billion) financial fraud case, the country’s biggest on record, state media reported. Reuters, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024 Embezzlement of as little as 500 million Vietnamese dong — $20,000 — of government funds qualifies for such punishment, according to the group. Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024

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 10 Dec. 2024.

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