noun · rare

mong

mong · mongs

A mingling, mixture, or crowdA mingling, mixture, or crowd.

/ˈmʌŋ/

Meaning

5 senses

(dialectal)A mingling, mixture, or crowd.
(dialectal)A muddle or confusion.
(Australia, slang)A mongrel dog.
(Ireland, UK, dated, derogatory, offensive, slang)A person with Down's syndrome.
(Ireland, UK, derogatory, offensive, slang)A stupid person.

Origin

From Middle English mong, monge, mang, from Old English ġemong, ġemang (“a mixture, mingli

From Middle English mong, monge, mang, from Old English ġemong, ġemang (“a mixture, mingling, throng, crowd, company”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mangą (“mix”). Compare Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (“to knead, mix”).

Contraction of mongrel.

Contraction of mongoloid.

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