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manged: /mahnjd/, n.

[probably from the French ‘manger’ or Italian ‘mangiare’, to eat; perhaps influenced by English ‘mange’, ‘mangy’] adj. Refers to anything that is mangled or damaged, usually beyond repair. “The disk was manged after the electrical storm.” Compare mung.


 
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