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well-hung

well-hung adjective: having a large penis.

Adjective

well-hung (comparative better-hung, superlative best-hung)

  1. (informal, vulgar) Having a large penis.
    • Near-synonyms: well-endowed, well-equipped
    • As the poets have mournfully sung, / Death takes the innocent young, / The rolling-in-money, / The screamingly-funny, / And those who are very well hung.c. 1968, W. H. Auden, As the poets have mournfully sung
  2. Allowed to mature correctly, normally hanging, to encourage tenderness.
    • When shopping, you can easily spot well-hung beef. It will be dry on the outside, cushion-soft and will hold a thumb print when pushed in for a few seconds.2014, Fran Warde, Tim Wilson, Ginger Pig Meat Book, Hachette UK, →ISBN
  3. (dated) Eloquent or loquacious.
    • On a point of that nature, he humbled himself before his noble Friend. He was rude and uncultivated in speech. The tongue of his noble Friend was so well hung, and so well attuned to courtly airs, that he could not attempt to enter into competition with him on such subjects as these.1837 December 12, Lord Henry Brougham, The Royal Message (House of Lords)

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Forms of well-hung

comparativebetter-hung
superlativebest-hung
alternative formwell hung

Words that rhyme with well-hung

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Questions about well-hung

What does well-hung mean?
Well-hung means having a large penis.
What part of speech is well-hung?
Well-hung is an adjective.

Words near well-hung in the dictionary

  1. well-handled
  2. well-heeled
  3. well-horned
  4. well-house
  5. well-houses
  6. well-hung
  7. well-informed
  8. well-intended
  9. well-intentioned
  10. well-kempt
  11. well-kemptness

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