Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bung-hole

/ˈbʌŋˌhoʊl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: bung--hole
IPA: /ˈbʌŋˌhoʊl/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hole in a vessel, such as a cask, that may be stopped with a bung.

noun

The anus.

Slang

noun

A stupid, irritating, or contemptible person.

Derogatory; Slang

verb

To have penetrative anal sex with.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Pop a tap in the barrel's bung-hole so you can pour us a round of beer, innkeeper!"
"Cæsar's dust - or is it Alexander's? - may stop a bunghole, but the functions of these dead Cæsars of the past was to light up a savage fetish dance."
"So leave me... You never do have much margin there, but see if you can’t leave me about an inch from where the zipper [belches] ends around under my—back to my bung-hole."
"I need TP for my bung-hole."

Etymology

From bung + hole.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbʌŋˌhoʊl/
British English: /ˈbʌŋˌhəʊl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bung-holes (plural) bunghole (alternative) bung-holes (present, singular) bung-holing (participle, present) bung-holed (participle, past) bung-holed (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce bung-hole?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌŋˌhoʊl/.
What does bung-hole mean?: A hole in a vessel, such as a cask, that may be stopped with a bung.
Where does bung-hole come from?: From bung + hole.

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