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hung

   [huhng]
verb
1.
simple past tense and past participle of hang.
adjective
2.
Slang: Vulgar. (of a male) having very large genitals.

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Idioms
3.
hung over, Informal. suffering the effects of a hangover: On New Year's Day the houseguests were all hung over. Also, hungover.
4.
hung up, Informal.
a.
detained unavoidably.
b.
stymied or baffled by a problem.
c.
Baseball, Softball. (of a base runner) trapped between bases and in danger of being tagged out.
5.
hung up on, Slang.
a.
obsessed by: a clerk hung up on petty details.
b.
infatuated with.
Related forms
un·hung, adjective
well-hung, adjective

Can be confused: hanged, hung.

Usage note
See hang.

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well-hung
 
—adj
1.  (of game) hung for a sufficient length of time
2.  slang (of a man) having large genitals

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Word Origin & History

hung
past tense of hang; meaning "having impressive male genitals" is from 1641; of a jury, "unable to agree," 1848. Hung-over is from 1950; hung-up "obsessed" is from 1961.
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well-hung
1611, in male genital sense is from 1611, from well (adv.) + pp. of hang.
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hung definition


  1. mod.
    hungover. : John is really hung this morning.
  2. mod.
    annoyed. : Fred is hung and looking for somebody to take it out on.

  3. Go to well-hung. :
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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well-hung definition


and hung
  1. mod.
    having large [male] genitals. (Widely known and very old. Usually objectionable.) : If Tom was as well-hung as he thinks he is, he wouldn't even say anything at all.
  2. mod.
    having large breasts. (Usually objectionable.) : She is so hung, she's top heavy.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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