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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Shallow metal bowls form a semicircle next to the grill; inside each are bites of pickled radish paper, cabbage kimchi, seasoned mung bean sprouts, cucumber and jalapeño pickles, and more.
From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2023
Her favorite part of the holiday: cooking traditional dishes like rice cakes, which are filled with mushed mung beans, meat and sticky rice then wrapped in banana leaf.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2023
In just a weekend in Seoul, you can hike fortress walls, bike along the Han River and taste mung bean pancakes at a covered market.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2022
Goodbye Wonder Bread and TV dinners, hello mung beans and carob.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2022
The money saved bought a pouch of toasted coconut, one sugary fried dough, two crunchy mung bean cookies.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
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