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mung
[ muhng ]
/ mʌŋ /
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noun
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
verb (used with object)
to make dirty (often followed by up).
to spoil, ruin, or destroy (often followed by up).
Computers.
- to make incremental changes to (a file, system, etc.), eventually ruining or destroying the original.
- to modify (an email address) in an easily reversible way, to avoid spam.
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Origin of mung
First recorded in 1945–50; of uncertain origin
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mung
mung , mungeWords nearby mung
Mundelein, mundify, Mundugumor, mundungus, mu-neutrino, mung, munga, mung bean, munge, mungo, Munhall
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British Dictionary definitions for mung
mung
/ (mʌŋ) /
verb (tr)
computing slang to process (computer data)
Word Origin for mung
C20: m (ash) u (ntil) n (o) g (ood)
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