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

Example: “The first, a dark inside room that, even from the outside, smelled like mung beer, Axe body spray, and sweat.”

From The Daily Beast

Then look East for mung bean sprouts, which contain Vitamins A, B, C, and E in addition to calcium, iron, and potassium.

From The Daily Beast

Ideal Meal: Mung bean sprouts as a snack or added to salad, plus oranges and bananas and long sips of herbal tea.

From The Daily Beast

Soy-Bean and Mung Bean Sprouts Seasoned with Sesame Oil by Madhur Jaffrey This is sesame noodles without the noodles.

From The Daily Beast

Mung bean sprouts are light and crunchy, and with a drizzle of soy sauce and sesame oil, this salad is crisp and refreshing.

From The Daily Beast

Munggus ang ipúli pagtanum sa mais, Plant mung beans after the corn.

From Project Gutenberg

Klarúha ang puntu sa buut mung ipasabut, Clarify the point that you want to make.

From Project Gutenberg

Mung (Phaseolus Mungo) is the best, and is often sown in rice lands which require a rest.

From Project Gutenberg

I had left our friendly old chief, Wabassem-Mung, or the White dog, fast asleep there.

From Project Gutenberg

One big "mung-um" (mountain) stood in the hopeful direction.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• manure
• mud
• slime
• trash