Bunger
a firecracker.
out of order; broken; unusable.
bankrupt.
Slang. dead.
Historical Examples
The Green Carnation Robert Smythe Hichens
Cornish Characters S. Baring-Gould
noun
(Austral, slang) a firework
noun
a stopper, esp of cork or rubber, for a cask, piece of laboratory glassware, etc
short for bunghole
verb (transitive)
(often foll by up) to close or seal with or as with a bung: the car’s exhaust was bunged up with mud
(Brit & Austral, slang) to throw; sling
noun
a gratuity; tip
a bribe
verb
(transitive) bung it on, to behave in a pretentious manner
adjective (Austral & NZ, informal)
useless
go bung
to fail or collapse
to die
n.
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