You have to just move on, from an etymological standpoint.

Woot Writer here, breaking the fourth wall for a second to give you a glimpse into the workings behind Wine.Woot writeups. See, when first I saw this CapaBunga! Reusable Cap worm its way into my workload, my initial reaction was to write something about how "CapaBunga" sounds way too close to "bunghole" for me to want to associate it with my wine drinking.

But "bunghole" is a totally appropriate word to associate with wine. Before the MTV generation permanently claimed it in the name of depravity, it was a quaint little word for the hole in a barrel where they would access wine (or beer or spirits or whatever else, it's a broad term they even use in mining) and insert measuring tools, mixers, late-addition ingredients, or whatever. And then you corked it. With a thing called a bung. Seriously. Just "bung." Like it's no big deal.

The point is you can sound perfectly reasonable and civilized while you explain to people why they should stop laughing at you for using something called a CapaBunga.

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