mung
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
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to make dirty (often followed by up).
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to spoil, ruin, or destroy (often followed by up).
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Computers.
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to make incremental changes to (a file, system, etc.), eventually ruining or destroying the original.
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to modify (an email address) in an easily reversible way, to avoid spam.
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verb
Etymology
Origin of mung
First recorded in 1945–50; of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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The farmer was around 55 or 60, grew mung beans, corn and wheat, and was poor but generous enough to share any money he had, the brother-in-law said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
You'll find alternative pastas made from edamame, brown rice, black beans, lentils, mung beans, and even kelp.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2023
All types — alfalfa, mung bean, clover and radish — can harbor dangerous bacteria in their seeds, Marler explains.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
Instead, snow skin mooncakes incorporate glutinous rice flour, sugar and water, and use simple fillings, such as custard and mung bean paste.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2022
Like a mung bean my body stretched up toward the great grow lamp in the sky, and my case was even more significant because I continued to grow in the dark.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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