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Added 9 October 2026

bung

/ˈbʌŋ/ noun

Latin root: punctus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bung at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber, used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc.
The cecum or anus, especially of livestock but sometimes of humans.
A bribe.

verb

To plug, as with a bung.
To put, throw, or place something without care; to chuck.
To batter, bruise; to cause to bulge or swell.

adjective

Broken, not in working order; damaged; injured.

noun

A purse.

Origin

From Medieval Dutch bonge, bonne or bonghe (“stopper”), or perhaps from French bonde, which may itself be either of Germanic origin or from Proto-Celtic *bunda—either way probably from puncta (“hole”), the feminine singular form of Latin punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“pierce into, prick”).

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