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Munged vs Minged - What's the difference?

munged | minged |

As verbs the difference between munged and minged

is that munged is (mung) while minged is (ming).

munged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (mung)
  • (munge)

    • mung

    English

    (wikipedia mung)

    Alternative forms

    * moong, munge

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of small bean.
  • The mung bean, cultivated for its sprouts, Vigna radiata or .

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from Mash Until No Good'', or a self referencing acronym, ''Mung Until No Good . Rumored to have originated from one of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology computer groups in the 1970s or 1980s.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (computing, informal) To make repeated changes to a file or data which individually may be reversible, yet which ultimately result in an unintentional irreversible destruction of large portions of the original data.
  • (by extension, informal) to destroy
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    minged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ming)

    • ming

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) mingen, mengen, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * minge, meng

    Verb

  • To mix, blend, mingle.
  • (obsolete) To bring (people, animals etc.) together; to be joined, in marriage or sexual intercourse.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , I.ii:
    • the old man [...] him brought into a secret part, / Where that false couple were full closely ment / In wanton lust and lewd embracement [...].
  • (UK, dialectal) To produce through mixing; especially, to knead.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Mixture.

    • Etymology 2

    Backformation from (minging).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (British, slang) To be unattractive (person or object).
  • (British, slang) To be foul smelling.
    • Related terms
    * minger * minging

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) mingen, mengen, mungen, . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To speak of; mention; tell; relate.
  • To speak; tell; talk; discourse.
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