bong1

[bong, bawng] /bɒŋ, bɔŋ/
noun
1.
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
verb (used without object)
2.
to produce this sound:
The church bell bonged promptly at noon.
Origin
1855-60; imitative

bong2

[bong, bawng] /bɒŋ, bɔŋ/
noun
1.
a type of hookah or water pipe for smoking marijuana or other drugs.
Origin
of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for bong

bong1

/bɒŋ/
noun
1.
a deep reverberating sound, as of a large bell
verb (intransitive)
2.
to make a deep reverberating sound
Word Origin
C20: of imitative origin

bong2

/bɒŋ/
noun
1.
a type of water pipe for smoking marijuana, crack, etc
Word Origin
C20: of unknown origin
Word Origin and History for bong
n.

"water pipe for marijuana," 1960s, U.S. slang, said to have been introduced by Vietnam War veterans, said to be from Thai baung, literally "cylindrical wooden tube."

Slang definitions & phrases for bong

bong

noun

A water pipe for smoking narcotics •Said to have been introduced by returning Vietnam veterans: the array of glass and plastic water pipes or bongs (1960s+ Narcotics)

verb
  1. To smoke marijuana using a water pipe (1960s+ Teenagers)
  2. To drink beer from a keg through a hose (1980s+ Teenagers)