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dong

1  [dawng, dong]
–noun
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
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Origin:
1580–90; imit.; see ding-dong

dong

2  [dawng, dong]
–noun, plural dong.
the basic monetary unit of Vietnam, equal to 100 hao: replaced the southern piaster and the northern dong in 1978.
Origin:
< Vietnamese đông

dong

3  [dawng, dong]
–noun Slang: Vulgar.
penis.
Origin:
1915–20, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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dong 1   (dông, dŏng)   
n.   pl. dong
See Table at currency.

[Vietnamese dông, from Chinese tóng, copper coin.]
dong 2   (dông, dŏng)   
n.   Vulgar Slang
A penis.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
dong

  1. n.
    the penis. (Usually objectionable.) : He held his hands over his dong and ran for the bedroom.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

dong 
"penis," 1891, of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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