bong

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

noun

1. (slang) The clang of a large bell.
   An argument began as to whether the trap door would open on the first bong of eight or the eighth bong of eight. A man said he'd been told on the wireless that it was the first bong of Big Ben in London which told the time, […] 1989, Malcolm Lynch, The kid from Angel Meadow, page 152
2. (slang) Doorbell chimes.

verb

1. (slang) To pull a bell.
2. (slang) To ring a doorbell.

Etymology 2

] From Thai บ้อง (bɔ̂ng, “a marijuana pipe”). Ultimately from Sanskrit भङ्ग (bhaṅga).

noun

1. A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.
2. An act of smoking one serving of drugs from a bong.
   Harry had a bong after his swim and then sprawled on the couch watching music videos. 2008, Christos Tsiolkas, The Slap, London: Atlantic Books, page 115
3. A device for rapidly consuming beer, usually consisting of a funnel or reservoir of beer and a length of tubing.

verb

1. To smoke a bong.

Etymology 3

noun

1. A very wide piton.

Etymology 4

noun

1. Alternative spelling of bung (“purse”)

Etymology 5

noun

1. (ethnic slur) An Australian Aboriginal person.