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Pungle [PUHNG-gəl]

Part of speech: verb

Origin: Spanish, American slang, mid-19th century

1. (Southwestern U.S.) To pay or hand over; to shell out.

Examples of pungle in a sentence

"When the pizza arrived, each roommate pungled up their share before eating."

"Whenever I visit Las Vegas, I pungle about twice as much on gambling as I spend on food, but that’s part of the entertainment."