Etymology 1
Unknown
Noun
mongo (uncountable)
- (New York City) Still-usable things salvaged (by sanmen) from garbage. [since the 1970s or 80s]
- 1984, [NYC] Issue 1-6, page 51:
- The old room was furnished in "mongo," Sanit lingo for stuff picked out of the garbage. Mongo-picking, Ukeles explained, "is against the law. The garbage belongs to the City. But until a recent rehabilitation program, which is the first since the Depression, the Sanmen never had their own furnishings.” Prior to the show, the Sanmen voted on the worst facilities in the system and Ukeles selected the exhibition mongo from them—shabby, broken-down furniture, walls cluttered with cheap […]
- 2006, Fine Books & Collections, volume 4, page 56, reviewing MONGO: Adventures in Trash by Ted Botha (2004):
- [Mongo] refers to trash, or more specifically, to treasure found in trash: books, artifacts, furniture, even food. Ted Botha's book explores a whole culture, and various subcultures, that revolve around mongo. Those obsessed with mongo often live on the margins, […]
2013, Robin Nagle, Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks, →ISBN:Loading out on house-to-house can take many hours, but such routes have other perks, especially for someone who likes to mongo. As a noun, “mongo” is Sanitation slang for treasure salvaged from the trash, with an understanding that the definition of “treasure” is both broad and personal. As a verb, “to mongo” is to look for and rescue such wealth. Sal Federici didn't mongo, but he tolerated his partner's predilection for it. Ray Kurtz was not the district's acknowledged mongo king, […]
Further reading
- Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoŋːo/, [ˈmo̞ŋːo̞]
- Rhymes: -oŋːo
- Syllabification(key): mon‧go
Noun
mongo
- möngö (one 100th of tugrik, the currency of Mongolia)
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of mongo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) |
nominative |
mongo |
mongot |
genitive |
mongon |
mongojen |
partitive |
mongoa |
mongoja |
illative |
mongoon |
mongoihin |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
mongo |
mongot |
accusative |
nom. |
mongo |
mongot |
gen. |
mongon |
genitive |
mongon |
mongojen |
partitive |
mongoa |
mongoja |
inessive |
mongossa |
mongoissa |
elative |
mongosta |
mongoista |
illative |
mongoon |
mongoihin |
adessive |
mongolla |
mongoilla |
ablative |
mongolta |
mongoilta |
allative |
mongolle |
mongoille |
essive |
mongona |
mongoina |
translative |
mongoksi |
mongoiksi |
abessive |
mongotta |
mongoitta |
instructive |
— |
mongoin |
comitative |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
first-person singular possessor |
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
mongoni |
mongoni |
accusative |
nom. |
mongoni |
mongoni |
gen. |
mongoni |
genitive |
mongoni |
mongojeni |
partitive |
mongoani |
mongojani |
inessive |
mongossani |
mongoissani |
elative |
mongostani |
mongoistani |
illative |
mongooni |
mongoihini |
adessive |
mongollani |
mongoillani |
ablative |
mongoltani |
mongoiltani |
allative |
mongolleni |
mongoilleni |
essive |
mongonani |
mongoinani |
translative |
mongokseni |
mongoikseni |
abessive |
mongottani |
mongoittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | mongoineni |
second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
mongosi |
mongosi |
accusative |
nom. |
mongosi |
mongosi |
gen. |
mongosi |
genitive |
mongosi |
mongojesi |
partitive |
mongoasi |
mongojasi |
inessive |
mongossasi |
mongoissasi |
elative |
mongostasi |
mongoistasi |
illative |
mongoosi |
mongoihisi |
adessive |
mongollasi |
mongoillasi |
ablative |
mongoltasi |
mongoiltasi |
allative |
mongollesi |
mongoillesi |
essive |
mongonasi |
mongoinasi |
translative |
mongoksesi |
mongoiksesi |
abessive |
mongottasi |
mongoittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | mongoinesi |
first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
mongomme |
mongomme |
accusative |
nom. |
mongomme |
mongomme |
gen. |
mongomme |
genitive |
mongomme |
mongojemme |
partitive |
mongoamme |
mongojamme |
inessive |
mongossamme |
mongoissamme |
elative |
mongostamme |
mongoistamme |
illative |
mongoomme |
mongoihimme |
adessive |
mongollamme |
mongoillamme |
ablative |
mongoltamme |
mongoiltamme |
allative |
mongollemme |
mongoillemme |
essive |
mongonamme |
mongoinamme |
translative |
mongoksemme |
mongoiksemme |
abessive |
mongottamme |
mongoittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | mongoinemme |
second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
mongonne |
mongonne |
accusative |
nom. |
mongonne |
mongonne |
gen. |
mongonne |
genitive |
mongonne |
mongojenne |
partitive |
mongoanne |
mongojanne |
inessive |
mongossanne |
mongoissanne |
elative |
mongostanne |
mongoistanne |
illative |
mongoonne |
mongoihinne |
adessive |
mongollanne |
mongoillanne |
ablative |
mongoltanne |
mongoiltanne |
allative |
mongollenne |
mongoillenne |
essive |
mongonanne |
mongoinanne |
translative |
mongoksenne |
mongoiksenne |
abessive |
mongottanne |
mongoittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | mongoinenne |
third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
mongonsa |
mongonsa |
accusative |
nom. |
mongonsa |
mongonsa |
gen. |
mongonsa |
genitive |
mongonsa |
mongojensa |
partitive |
mongoaan mongoansa |
mongojaan mongojansa |
inessive |
mongossaan mongossansa |
mongoissaan mongoissansa |
elative |
mongostaan mongostansa |
mongoistaan mongoistansa |
illative |
mongoonsa |
mongoihinsa |
adessive |
mongollaan mongollansa |
mongoillaan mongoillansa |
ablative |
mongoltaan mongoltansa |
mongoiltaan mongoiltansa |
allative |
mongolleen mongollensa |
mongoilleen mongoillensa |
essive |
mongonaan mongonansa |
mongoinaan mongoinansa |
translative |
mongokseen mongoksensa |
mongoikseen mongoiksensa |
abessive |
mongottaan mongottansa |
mongoittaan mongoittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | mongoineen mongoinensa |
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Etymology 2
Probably of Bantu origin.
Noun
mongo m or f by sense (invariable)
- one who is part of the Mongo people
Further reading
- mongo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Noun
mongo m (plural mongos)
- möngö
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
|
singular |
plural |
|
indefinite articulation |
definite articulation |
indefinite articulation |
definite articulation |
nominative/accusative |
(un) mongo |
mongoul |
(niște) mongos |
mongosi |
genitive/dative |
(unui) mongo |
mongoului |
(unor) mongos |
mongoslor |
vocative |
mongoule |
mongoslor |
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References
- mongo in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmonɡo/ [ˈmõŋ.ɡo]
- Rhymes: -onɡo
- Syllabification: mon‧go
Noun
mongo n
- (slang, offensive) a person with Down's syndrome (or often a (congenital and) clearly noticeable disorder more generally)
- (slang, possibly offensive) an idiot and/or weirdo
- Synonyms: cp, idiot
Usage notes
Less associated with its etymology compared to cp and consequently less likely to offend in (sense 2) (though cp is often fairly detached from its etymology as well).
Declension
More information Declension of, Singular ...
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