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bung

UK/ˈbʌŋ/ US/bʊŋ/ uncommon informal obsolete slang uk
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask

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verb

1.

give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation

  • “Remember to tip the waiter”
  • “fee the steward”
Synonyms
2.

close with a cork or stopper

Origin

From bouget (“wallet, purse or bag”), from Middle English bogett, bouget, bowgette (“leather pouch”), from Old French bougette, diminutive of bouge (“leather bag, wallet”), from Late Latin bulga (“wallet, purse”), from Gaulish bolgā, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos (“sack, bag, stomach”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰólǵʰ-os (“skin bag, bolster”), from *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).

Phrases

  • bung it on
  • bung on
  • bung out
  • bung up
  • on the bung

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