1
: unable to reach a decision or verdict
a hung jury
also, British
: not having a political party with an overall majority
a hung parliament
2
slang
: having a large penis
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Adjective
stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
By Christmas Eve, things like an angel, a drum, a giraffe, and something that could either be a duck or a goose hung side by side.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
New data from the app also uncovered which country has the most fem tops, hung bottoms, and foot lovers.
—Quispe López, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
The New Popular Front came out on top and the Ensemble alliance came in behind it, but the National Rally still managed to make significant gains in the Assembly — resulting in no clear majority and a hung Parliament.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Some were hung, others shot, but the Apache and Yavapai people persevered, determined to remain in their ancestral homelands.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
By Christmas Eve, things like an angel, a drum, a giraffe, and something that could either be a duck or a goose hung side by side.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
New data from the app also uncovered which country has the most fem tops, hung bottoms, and foot lovers.
—Quispe López, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
The New Popular Front came out on top and the Ensemble alliance came in behind it, but the National Rally still managed to make significant gains in the Assembly — resulting in no clear majority and a hung Parliament.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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