Meaning of pungle | Babel Free
/ˈpʌŋ.ɡəl/Definitions
To pay or hand over; to shell out
Southwestern, US, regional
Examples
“I want my dues and must have them — wont be put off any longer — so "pungle down," and oblige”
“They have kicked the bully Miner ; they have ducked him in the ditch, but they can't make him pungle.”
“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.”
“"The published sketch of the exterior of the proposed new Marion County Courthouse is a distinct disappointment to taxpayers pungling up the tax money for its construction," a second editorial read.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.