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