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

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[–] [email protected] 15 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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The current Philippines presidents nickname is Bong Bong.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

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