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Definition of "bong" []

  • A deep ringing sound, as of a bell. (noun)
  • To cause to sound with a deep ringing noise. (verb-transitive)
  • To make a deep ringing noise. (verb-intransitive)
  • A water pipe that consists of a bottle or a vertical tube partially filled with liquid and a smaller tube ending in a bowl, used often in smoking narcotic substances. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bong" in a sentence
  • "Bella, as for you, I think youve been taking showers in bong water, listening to the beatles 24-7 (theyre later music, the earlier stuff was good) and putting crack in your coffee."
  • "But when I plugged it back into the third extension cable, I heard a little bing-bong from the computer."
  • "Was it just me or did anyone else see the word bong instead of bang on the last one?"