"on the bung" meaning in All languages combined

See on the bung on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the bung, {{en-PP}} on the bung
  1. (Australia, slang) Not working properly; kaput. Tags: Australia, slang
    Sense id: en-on_the_bung-en-prep_phrase-Z6Isc3KB Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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