Mong

[Douglas G. Wilson]

> > What is a "mong"?
>
>Presumably this would be Australian slang _mong_ 'a desicable person',
>ultimately from _mongrel_, and not to be confused with British slang
>_mong_ 'an idiot; fool', from _Mongol_.

I suspect it might instead be Australian slang _mong_ "stupid/annoying
person"/"dork" from _mongo_ from _mongoloid_ [i.e., "mongoloid idiot" I
guess], as shown in Macquarie's --

http://www.macnet.mq.edu.au/p/dictionary/slang-m.html

-- along with the other "mong" = "mongrel".

-- Doug Wilson