Yeah... we all know that bunghole is a slang word for the butt. Go ahead and laugh. Get your giggles out the way.
As a teenager in the '90s, bunghole rose to vernacular prominence thanks to MTV's Beavis and Butthead. Cornholio, the high-strung persona of Beavis, would often make reference to his bunghole.
And yet, bunghole has even been used by a US President. Lyndon B. Johnson was recorded over the phone mentioning his bunghole to his tailor, whom was making him some new pants. You can hear that phone call here.
A plugged bung.
Where did the word bunghole come from, though? Well, it's a common word found in the wine and brewing industry, dating back millenia. The bunghole is a hole drilled or tapped into a sealed barrel which holds liquid. Via the bunghole, samples can be drawn to test for the content's quality.
So yes, a bunghole is a small hole that stuff comes in or goes out of. Perhaps the slang usage makes more sense than originally thought!
One common size of barrel was the Butt (equal to two hogsheads...) so the a bunghole is literally a hole in a butt...natural connection.
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