bunghole

noun

bung·​hole ˈbəŋ-ˌhōl 

plural bungholes

1

: a hole for emptying or filling a cask

2

informal + impolite : anus, asshole

Examples of bunghole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

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

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bunghole

• bankroll
• bedroll
• borehole
• cajole
• catchpole
• charcoal
• condole
• control
• dipole
• downhole
• enroll
• extol

Kids Definition

bunghole

noun

bung·​hole ˈbəŋ-ˌhōl 

: a hole for filling or emptying a barrel