Definition of "bongos" [bongos]

• Plural form of bongo. (noun)
• A pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands. (noun)

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• "I would be careful about calling people "bongos" if i was you, especially since you fluctuate between two personalities."
• "Replace your crystal with a kazoo, trade in your feather for a pair of bongos, and substitute a CD of soulful music for a religious book."
• "His Carmen Suite (1967), written for the Cuban National Ballet with his ballerina wife in the title role, douses Bizet's score in a sugar water of bongos, vibraphone and other, often witty, percussive invention."