gong
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Meaning · English
A medal or award, particularly Knight Bachelor.
Register: slang
Examples
This grooming of the national mindset explains the retention of 92 "hereditary peers" in the House of Lords: individuals who are gifted a right to sit in the nation's upper chamber and facilitate laws for no other reason than that their ancestor was the illegitimate child of some prince, or willing
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “gong” mean?
A medal or award, particularly Knight Bachelor.
Is “gong” formal or informal?
gong is generally slang.