nong

nong
/nong/, n. Australian and New Zealand Informal.
a foolish, incompetent person.
[1940-45; prob. by shortening of Australian and earlier Brit. slang ning-nong, ning-nang fool, perh. expressive vars. of earlier nigmenog fool, of obscure orig.]

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