Word
jong
/ˈdʒɔŋ/
Definition
n. a person who is new to a sport or activity and does not know what they are doing yet. It is a casual, slightly rude way to call someone a beginner, especially in surfing or skiing.
n. a novice or inexperienced participant in a particular activity, most commonly used within surfing, skiing, or snowboarding subcultures. Informal and often derogatory in register, implying a lack of skill or etiquette.
Examples
“Don't be such a jong and get out of the way.”
“The local surfers grew frustrated when a group of jongs ignored the lineup rules and caused a collision.”
Examples
simple
“Don't be such a jong and get out of the way.”
contextual
“The local surfers grew frustrated when a group of jongs ignored the lineup rules and caused a collision.”
Usage
Primarily used as a pejorative within outdoor sports communities; often functions as a vocative to insult someone's lack of experience.
Etymology
From Tibetan རྫོང (rdzong, “fortress, castle; province, district”).
Borrowed from Afrikaans jong (“male servant; boy”), from Dutch jongen (“young”).
See djong.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scan code
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