mung

[ muhng ]

noun

1. something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.

verb (used with object)

1. to make dirty (often followed by up).
2. to spoil, ruin, or destroy (often followed by up).
3. Computers.
   1. to make incremental changes to (a file, system, etc.), eventually ruining or destroying the original.
   2. to modify (an email address) in an easily reversible way, to avoid spam.

mung

/ mʌŋ /

verb

1. slang.
   computing to process (computer data)

Word History and Origins

Origin of mung¹

First recorded in 1945–50; of uncertain origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of mung¹

C20: m ( ash ) u ( ntil ) n ( o ) g ( ood )

Example Sentences

She also makes her own protein-rich foods — for example, strawberry shortcake muffins with added protein powder, or mini quiches made from a blend of silken tofu and a mung bean-based egg substitute called Just Egg.

From Salon

To make a banh tet, banana leaves are lined with rice, soft mung beans and pork belly and rolled into a tight log, which is then wrapped in the leaves and tied up with strings.

From Seattle Times

The farmer was around 55 or 60, grew mung beans, corn and wheat, and was poor but generous enough to share any money he had, the brother-in-law said.

From Seattle Times

You'll find alternative pastas made from edamame, brown rice, black beans, lentils, mung beans, and even kelp.

From Salon

Shallow metal bowls form a semicircle next to the grill; inside each are bites of pickled radish paper, cabbage kimchi, seasoned mung bean sprouts, cucumber and jalapeño pickles, and more.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• manure
• mud
• slime
• trash