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Bong is one of the funniest words in English and you can’t change my mind

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[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most don't remember Old Bong-Water Baggins, cousin of Bilbo and Frodo.

[–] Toribor@corndog.social 25 points 1 year ago

Must be from the Toke side of the family.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago

"Pippen's only a nickname. My given name is Perigrine."

"What's Merry short for?"

"'Cause he's a hobbit. What're you tall for, then?"

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

I used to know a few Chinese people who all thought the word "moon" was hilarious. "Mooooooon"

Have a great first day at school, Bong-Water!

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is it even an English word? I knew a Chinese guy named Bong once.

[–] Redhotkurt@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"Bong" is an English word, but it has Thai origins. It's pretty common in other Asian languages like Mandarin, Filipino, Vietnamese. TBH I knew that but I wasn't sure about the actual meaning, so I looked it up...

and of course, it does refer to the kind of bong you smoke out of 🌿 lol

[–] M500@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The current Philippines presidents nickname is Bong Bong.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

There's also the acclaimed S. Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho

[–] Wumbologist@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I'll always chuckle when I read "Bungo Baggins"