Descriptor of poor quality performance derived from the popular 70's gameshow 'The Gong Show' where amateur acts which were deemed unworthy were 'gonged' and the performers would leave the stage
in a funk of disappointment &
shattered dreams.
A
1970's version of 'being voted off the island'
John: Man, that movie sucked! The acting was pathetic
at best!
Fred: That shit should have been
gonged!