(British, NZ, of a person) To close (an opening) with a cork, cork-like object or other improvised obstruction.
He used a piece of putty to temporarily bung up the leaking gutter.
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(British, NZ, of debris) To block or obstruct (an opening or passage).
The fallen leaves were bunging up the drain.
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(obsolete, slang) To use up, as by bruising or overexertion; to exhaust or incapacitate for action.
By dose is bunged up with snot!
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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