on the bung

prepositional phrase

Not working properly; kaput.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. AustraliaslangNot working properly; kaput.

    […] and on the way back home on the train, drinking white wine out of plastic cups, I had to take a call from someone whose sewage system had gone on the bung.

    2021, Doddie Weir, Stewart Weir, Doddie's Diary
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APA

on the bung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20bung

MLA

“on the bung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20bung. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the bung,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20bung.

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