bounge
bounge is the alternative spelling of bung.
Meaning of bung
Noun
bung (plural bungs)
- 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.
- With the heavy seas trying to broach the boat they baled — and eventually found someone had forgotten to put the bung in.1996, Dudley Pope, Life in Nelson's Navy
- The cecum or anus, especially of livestock but sometimes (slang) of humans.
- Chitterlings are comprised of the hog's large intestine and may include the bung.1969, Institutional Meat Purchase Specifications for Edible By-products, page 9
- A bribe.
- It is almost a year since Luton Town's manager, Mike Newell, decided that whistle-blowing was no longer the preserve of referees and went public about illegal bungs.2006 December 21, Leader, “Poorly tackled”, in the Guardian
- The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bung-hole.
- A sharper or pickpocket.
- You filthy bung, away.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
- The landlord of a public house.
- "Well, sir, I haven't got one," said the landlord, "or you should have it directly." […] "Could you oblige me with such a thing as a postage stamp?" "No," said the Bung; "don't keep 'em!"1878, Fun, volumes 27-28, page 11
Forms of bounge
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Questions about bounge
- What is bounge the alternative spelling of?
- Bounge is the alternative spelling of bung.
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