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submitted 9 months ago by casmael@lemm.ee to c/lotrmemes@midwest.social

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 9 months ago

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

[-] Toribor@corndog.social 25 points 9 months ago

Must be from the Toke side of the family.

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 23 points 9 months 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 9 months ago

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

[-] photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 9 months ago

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

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago

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

[-] Redhotkurt@kbin.social 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

"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 9 months ago

The current Philippines presidents nickname is Bong Bong.

[-] dditty@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

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

[-] Wumbologist@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

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

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