Kick the Gong

A 1930s slang term, meaning to smoke opium.

"He took her down to Chinatown/ And he showed her how to kick the gong around" -Cab Calloway "Minnie the Moocher"

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Kick the gong

1. To kick the gong: To smoke opium (from Chinese opium dens of the last century where customers struck a gong to make the attendant come and bring them a pipe).

2. To mastubate (if you're male).

1. Lyrics from "Minnie The Moocher" (30's jazz hit for Cab Calloway):

She messed around with a bloke named Smokie
She loved him though he was cokey
He took her down to Chinatown
And showed her how to kick the gong around

2. She gave me such a case of blue balls last night I couldn't wait to get home to kick the gong.

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kicking the gong around

To use heroin or opium.

"He took her down to Chinatown and taught her how to kick the gong around"

"I saw ol'' Joe and he was kicking the gong around"