bungest
Origin:
1840–50; perhaps < Waga (Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Kingaroy, S Queensland) bongī dead
1840–50; perhaps < Waga (Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Kingaroy, S Queensland) bongī dead
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bung1 (bʌŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a stopper, esp of cork or rubber, for a cask, piece of laboratory glassware, etc |
| 2. | short for bunghole |
| —vb | |
| 3. | ( |
| 4. | slang (Brit), (Austral) to throw; sling |
| [C15: from Middle Dutch bonghe, from Late Latin puncta | |
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| bung2 (bʌŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a gratuity; tip |
| 2. | a bribe |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) bung it on to behave in a pretentious manner |
| [C16 (originally in the sense: a purse): perhaps from Old English pung, changed over time through the influence of | |
| bung3 (bʌŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | useless |
| 2. | go bung |
| a. to fail or collapse | |
| b. to die | |
| [C19: from a native Australian language] | |
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Word Origin & History
bung
mid-15c., from M.Du. bonge "stopper;" or perhaps from Fr. bonde "bung, bunghole" (15c.), which may be of Gmc. origin, or it may be from Gaul. bunda (cf. O.Ir. bonn, Gael. bonn, Welsh bon "base, sole of the foot"). It is possible that either or both of these sources is ultimately from L. puncta in the
sense of "hole."
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