bunghole
bunghole Lexical Profile
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• noun
North American The anus (vulgar slang).
"The crude animated show became famous for a hyperactive character who constantly repeated the word bunghole."
A hole bored in a liquid-tight barrel or cask through which it is filled or emptied, typically sealed with a stopper called a bung.
"The cooper carefully hammered a wooden stopper into the bunghole to seal the aging whiskey barrel."
North American An obnoxious, contemptible, or foolish person (vulgar slang).
"Some impatient bunghole cut me off in traffic without using a turn signal."
Word Nuance & Usage
While originally a technical cooperage and brewing term for the hole in a cask, it is now predominantly recognized in North American English as a vulgar slang term or mild insult, so caution is advised in formal contexts.
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the 15th century as a compound of "bung" (borrowed from Middle Dutch "bonge", meaning a stopper) and "hole".