noun
Meaning 1
A fungus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
funge
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General-American: /fʌnd͜ʒ/
noun
Meaning 2
A fool or simpleton.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
Meaning 3
to substitute for a practically equivalent good or unit
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: economics, sciences
Examples
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:funge.
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verb
Meaning 4
to substitute for a practically equivalent good or unit
to be substituted thus
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Topics: economics, sciences
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verb
Meaning 5
To steal an NFT; to copy the image or other data associated with the NFT.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, transitive
Topics: business, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, finance
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verb
Meaning 6
Euphemistic form of fuck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, form-of, humorous
Topics: business, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, finance
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verb
Meaning 7
A meaningless nonce word used to make fun of NFTs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
Topics: business, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, finance
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History
Etymology
From Old French *funge, from Latin fungus.
Back-formation from fungible, as in non-fungible token.