bung1
¦ noun a stopper for a hole in a container.
¦ verb close with a bung.
?(bung something up) block something up.
Origin
ME: from MDu. bonghe (n.).
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bung2 Brit.
informal
¦ verb put or throw (something) somewhere carelessly or casually.
¦ noun a bribe.
Origin
C19: symbolic; the noun sense dates from the 1950s.
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bung3
¦ adjective Austral./NZ informal
1. ruined or useless.
2. dated dead.
Phrases
go bung fail completely or die.
Origin
C19 (orig. Austral. pidgin): from Yagara (an extinct Aborig. lang.).