Mongo Definition

mŏnggō
mongo
noun
Items found in the trash that can be salvaged.
American Heritage
A monetary unit of Mongolia, equal to1100 of a tugrik.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Wiktionary

Origin of Mongo

  • Akin to 1930s American trade jargon mungo one who searches for salvageable items in the trash perhaps akin to mungo inferior cloth made from fibers obtained by shredding old cloth

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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