unhung
- adjective
- /ʌnˈhʌŋ/
- Offensive
- Some people use the word unhung as an insult, which can be very hurtful.
Examples
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He felt embarrassed when his friends called him unhung during the locker room conversation.
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The movie included a joke about a character being unhung, which some viewers found offensive.
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He felt unhung after the embarrassing situation.
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Don't call him unhung; it's rude!
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He was teased for being unhung after he revealed his insecurities in front of his friends.
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The comedian made jokes about feeling unhung, which got some laughs but upset others.
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Calling someone unhung in a joking manner can cross the line and hurt their feelings.
Synonyms
Unable to get an erection
Antonyms
How Well-Endowed
Surface Forms
Morphology
unhung = hung (opaque) = un + hung
The sexual slang sense depends on the slang adjective 'hung' (well endowed) rather than the literal sense 'suspended', so learners who know only the literal meaning will not infer this sense.
Etymology
Unhung comes from un- 'not' plus hung, as in the common phrase well-hung which means 'having a large penis'. So, unhung is a blunt way to say a man is 'not well endowed' or has a 'small or no penis'.