noun
bung
BUHNG
noun
1
A stopper, often made of rubber or cork, used to plug a hole in a barrel, bottle, or vessel.
"He hammered the bung back into the wine cask."
2
British slang for a bribe.
"The official was accused of taking a bung from the contractor."
verb
1
British informal: to throw, put, or place something carelessly.
"Just bung the bags in the boot, we're late."
adj
1
British slang for broken or not working.
"The washing machine's gone bung again."
How to Use Bung
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA stopper for a hole — or, informally in British English, to carelessly throw something somewhere, a bribe, or something broken.
When to use it
The slang senses (bribe, broken, to chuck) are informal British English.
Common pairings
bung it in
take a bung
gone bung
Word Forms
bunged past tense, bungs plural, bungs plural, bungs singular
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Etymology
From Medieval Dutch bonge or bonne ("stopper"), possibly ultimately from Latin punctus ("hole, point").