(n.)
1. A well-turned and pithy construct, usually rooted in
irony or sarcasm, which draws attention to an important and/or embarassing flaw in a person, institution or other object, thus belittling and exposing it for what it is in the eyes of all those privy to the zong.
2. An exclamation, stated bluntly and with some exaggeration of vowel
sound, to express appreciation of the well-executed zong by
one's self or a nearby companion.
(v.)
1. To bring
shame upon someone or something in the presence of others, most commonly their peers or family.
2. To cause the immediate and complete reversal of direction in action, a
line of reasoning or self-confidence through either natural or artificial means.
Examples of noun usage:
It might be said that the greatest zong in all of cinema is "No, I am your
father."
"So then I told her she ought to ask Santa for a new face for
Christmas."
"Zong!"
Examples of verb usage:
I zonged the shit out of that kid when I told him to go fuck his mother...in front of his mother.
"Man, that burrito I had at
3 a.m. really zonged my lower GI but good."