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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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
That trial’s jury was hung, and a retrial included much less of that testimony, their attorneys and family members have said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Federal elections are currently scheduled for October 2025, but Trudeau’s Liberals lead a minority government in a hung Parliament, and opposition parties could join forces to compel an early vote at any time.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
In many prisons, men sleep jaw-to-jaw in closely hung hammocks.
—Jennifer Peirce, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2016
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Adjective
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
That trial’s jury was hung, and a retrial included much less of that testimony, their attorneys and family members have said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Federal elections are currently scheduled for October 2025, but Trudeau’s Liberals lead a minority government in a hung Parliament, and opposition parties could join forces to compel an early vote at any time.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
In many prisons, men sleep jaw-to-jaw in closely hung hammocks.
—Jennifer Peirce, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2016
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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