gong /ɡɒŋ $ ɡɒːŋ, ɡɑːŋ/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Malay; Origin: from the sound]

1.
a round piece of metal that hangs in a frame and which you hit with a stick to give a deep ringing sound. It is used as a musical instrument or to announce that a meal is ready.

2. British English informal a medal, title, or prize that someone is given

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