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munge

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /mʌnd͡ʒ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌndʒ

1

verb

Meaning 1

To transform data in an undefined or unexplained manner, as for example when data wrangling requires nonsystemic or nonsystematic edits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To add a spamblock to (an email address).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To corrupt a record about a person by erroneously merging in information about another person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

Qualifier: genealogy

Examples

  • It looks like this record is munged—it has this person’s birth date, but his father’s death date.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

Alternative form of mounge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Variant of mung; likely a misconstructed back-formation from munging, munged or munger.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: pulauttaa — transform data in an undefined/unexplained manner
  • German: beschädigen — transform data in an undefined/unexplained manner
  • German: zerstören — transform data in an undefined/unexplained manner
  • Turkish: tahrip etmek — transform data in an undefined/unexplained manner
  • Turkish: zarar vermek — transform data in an undefined/unexplained manner