"bung on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bungs on [present, singular, third-person], bunging on [participle, present], bunged on [participle, past], bunged on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bung on (third-person singular simple present bungs on, present participle bunging on, simple past and past participle bunged on)
  1. (slang, Australia, transitive) To affect a personality, origin or accent one doesn't have; to pass oneself off as something untrue. Tags: Australia, slang, transitive Synonyms: bung it on
    Sense id: en-bung_on-en-verb-e2Fy-VNo Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 31 27 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 42 32 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 31 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 30 26
  2. (slang, Australia, transitive) To put on clothing or a wig. Tags: Australia, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-bung_on-en-verb-B3pG-oKg Categories (other): Australian English
  3. (slang, Australia, transitive) To perform or do; to put on a show. Tags: Australia, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-bung_on-en-verb-NNLj0JkE Categories (other): Australian English

Inflected forms

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        "(slang, Australia, transitive) To put on clothing or a wig."
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