MUNDUNGUS

Definition: MUNDUNGUS

MUNDUNGUS

Noun

1. A stinking tobacco.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Etymology: Mundungus \Mun*dun"gus\, noun. [Compare to Spanish expression mondongo paunch, tripe, black pudding.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definition: MUNDUNGUS

Domain	Definition
Literature	Mundungus Bad tobacco. Mundungus, in Sterne's Sentimental Journey (1768), is meant for Samnel Sharp, a surgeon, who published Letters from Italy. Tobias Sinollett, who published Travels through France and Italy (1766), "one continual snarl. was called "Smelfungus." Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Slang in 1811	MUNDUNGUS. Bad or rank tobacco: from mondongo, a Spanish word signifying tripes, or the uncleaned entrails of a beast, full of filth. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: MUNDUNGUS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
fletcher mundungus	37
mundungus	33
harry mundungus potter	2
fletcher harry mundungus potter	2
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Derivations: MUNDUNGUS

Derivations
	Words beginning with "MUNDUNGUS": mundunguses. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "MUNDUNGUS"

Words rhyming with "MUNDUNGUS" (pronounced 'Mun*dun"gus'): Argus, Choragus, Crataegus, fungus, Negus, Pemphigus, Sagus, Spatangus, Strategus, tragus, vagus. (additional references)

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Anagrams: MUNDUNGUS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-g-m-n-n-s-u-u-u"
	-3 letters: unsung.
	-4 letters: dungs.
	-5 letters: dugs, dung, duns, gnus, gums, guns, muds, mugs, muns, nuns, smug, snug, sung, sunn.
	Words containing the letters "d-g-m-n-n-s-u-u-u"
	+2 letters: mundunguses.
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