Bedung

/bɪˈdʌŋ/ adjective

Definition

covered or soiled with dung (animal waste); extremely dirty or filthy.

Etymology

From be- (thorough prefix) + dung (from Old Norse dynamr or Old English dung, related to dungeon meaning 'a dark prison'). The prefix intensifies the meaning of being covered in dung.

Kelly Says

The word 'dungeon' might come from 'dung' because dungeons were notoriously filthy places—showing how medieval life was absolutely intertwined with waste and unsanitary conditions.

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