Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the bung

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: on the bung
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Not working properly; kaput.

Australian usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] and on the way back home on the train, drinking white wine out of plastic cups, I had to take a call from someone whose sewage system had gone on the bung."

Usage

Questions

What does on the bung mean?: Not working properly; kaput.

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