pongo
Britishnoun
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an anthropoid ape, esp an orang-utan or (formerly) a gorilla
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slang military a soldier or marine
Etymology
Origin of pongo
C17: from Kongo mpongo
Example Sentences
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Si ya sabes como me pongo, etc. etc.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023
“Sí, ahorita te pongo el tele,” Morales murmured to the kids before turning to talk with Arlene Mejorado, one of the photographers for this story.
From Slate • Sep. 2, 2020
In the end, of course, a pongo cobber shouts Smiley a bike, and everything is bokker.
From Time Magazine Archive
“What can you do if I am not?” said the daplat27 to the pongo who are quarreling.
From Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore by Cole, Fay-Cooper
We next went on shore to picnic, when a young hippopotamus, speared by harpoon, one pig, and a pongo or bush-boc, were presented to the king.
From The Discovery of the Source of the Nile by Speke, John Hanning
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