bunghole

noun

bung·​hole ˈbəŋ-ˌhōl How to pronounce bunghole (audio)
plural bungholes
1
: a hole for emptying or filling a cask
2
vulgar slang : anus, asshole

Examples of bunghole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Another side effect, beer farts, might earn you an offer for a bung — the large cork that seals a cask’s bunghole to allow beer to ferment properly. Christian Millman, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2013 Coover snaps on a latex glove and reaches up into literature’s bunghole, as if to turn the whole project inside out. Dwight Garner, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2018 Meanwhile, the gasket attached around the bunghole to create a seal that keeps out oxygen (an enemy of fresh beer) also creates the pressure to push beer out of the barrel and into the tap line. Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, 3 Feb. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bunghole was circa 1560

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“Bunghole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunghole. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

bunghole

noun
bung·​hole ˈbəŋ-ˌhōl How to pronounce bunghole (audio)
: a hole for filling or emptying a barrel
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