"pungle" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈpʌŋ.ɡəl/ Forms: pungles [present, singular, third-person], pungling [participle, present], pungled [participle, past], pungled [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish póngale. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|póngale}} Spanish póngale Head templates: {{en-verb}} pungle (third-person singular simple present pungles, present participle pungling, simple past and past participle pungled)
  1. (Southwestern US, regional) To pay or hand over; to shell out Tags: Southwestern, US, regional
    Sense id: en-pungle-en-verb-I0dMMzZK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Regional English, Southwestern US English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pungle meaning in English (2.4kB)

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          "ref": "1903, Peter Robertson, The seedy gentleman, page 227",
          "text": "The clever fakir is all through our life; but I can imagine the keen enjoyment it must be to those fellows who gather crows on street corners—for they have brains—to watch the simple, open-mouthed gull pungle up his money, and buy his valueless stuff.",
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