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bung on

bung on verb: to affect a personality, origin or accent one doesn't have; to pass oneself off as something untrue.

Verb

bung on (third-person singular simple present bungs on, present participle bunging on, simple past and past participle bunged on)

  1. (Australia, slang, transitive) To affect a personality, origin or accent one doesn't have; to pass oneself off as something untrue.
    Synonyms:
    bung it on
  2. (Australia, slang, transitive) To put on clothing or a wig.
  3. (Australia, slang, transitive) To perform or do; to put on a show.

Synonyms of bung on

Forms of bung on

third-person singular presentbungs on
present participlebunging on
past participlebunged on
pastbunged on

Questions about bung on

What does bung on mean?
Bung on means to affect a personality, origin or accent one doesn't have; to pass oneself off as something untrue.
What part of speech is bung on?
Bung on is a verb.
What is the past tense of bung on?
The past tense of bung on is bunged on.

Words near bung on in the dictionary

  1. bung
  2. Bung Bong
  3. bung eye
  4. bung eyes
  5. bung it on
  6. bung on
  7. bung out
  8. bung up
  9. bung-full
  10. bung-hole
  11. bung-holed

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