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mong

/ˈmʌŋ/ noun

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  1. A mingling, mixture, or crowd.
  2. A muddle or confusion.

noun

  1. A mongrel dog.

noun

  1. A person with Down's syndrome.
  2. A stupid person.

preposition

  1. Alternative form of 'mong.

Origin

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”).

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