: the deep resonant sound especially of a bell
bong
verb
: a simple water pipe consisting of a bottle or vertical tube partially filled with a liquid (such as water or liqueur) and a smaller offset tube ending in a bowl
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John Kennedy, Variety, 14 June 2024
Seated across from a shelf filled with shiny new bongs was his only customer, a bespectacled, middle-aged man.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Sure, there’ve been piddly fines here and vague threats to hold landlords accountable there, but none of those mechanisms has made a dent because there have been too few enforcers with sufficiently strong powers to keep the genie in the bong.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Feb. 2024
The smoke and gift shop is known for its eccentric pipes and bongs, and other gifts and items, such as jewelry, crystals, artwork, adult toys and accessories.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 12 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Here, the ethereal sample sounds more crisp despite all vocals — .Paak’s included — being pitched-up as if a helium bong was in rotation.
—John Kennedy, Variety, 14 June 2024
Seated across from a shelf filled with shiny new bongs was his only customer, a bespectacled, middle-aged man.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Sure, there’ve been piddly fines here and vague threats to hold landlords accountable there, but none of those mechanisms has made a dent because there have been too few enforcers with sufficiently strong powers to keep the genie in the bong.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Feb. 2024
The smoke and gift shop is known for its eccentric pipes and bongs, and other gifts and items, such as jewelry, crystals, artwork, adult toys and accessories.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Bong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bong. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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