adjective General Slang

bung

BUNG · adjective · slang

Broken or not working

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Broken, injured or out of order. 'Gone bung' means broken down.

“My knee's a bit bung after the run.”
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bung In A Sentence

My knee's a bit bung after the run.

Origin & Usage

Australasian slang from an Aboriginal (Yagara) word meaning dead or broken.

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What does 'bung' mean?

It means broken, injured or out of order, as in a 'bung knee' or a device that's gone bung.

What does 'gone bung' mean?

It means something has broken down or stopped working.

Where does 'bung' come from?

It comes from an Aboriginal (Yagara) word meaning dead or broken, adopted into Australasian slang.

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