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Phrasal verb made up of bung (plug, drainstopper) + out (away, toward the outside). Comparable to unplug in form.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: To throw away (something); to dispose of or get rid of. Full definition →
Phrasal verb made up of bung (plug, drainstopper) + out (away, toward the outside). Comparable to unplug in form.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.