Sponge (disambiguation)

Sponge is an animal of the phylum Porifera.

Sponge may also refer to:

Materials

Sponge (material), a porous material used for cleaning impervious surfaces
Sponge and dough, a breadmaking method
Sponge cake, a type of cake based on flour, sugar and eggs
Contraceptive sponge, a method of contraception
Gauze sponge or surgical sponge, used in surgery and medicine

Mathematics

Sponge function, a class of cryptographic algorithms

Music

Sponge (band), American rock band
"Sponge", song by The Brecker Brothers 1975
"Sponge", song by The Government 1979

TV

Sponge (TV series), a South Korean TV show
"The Sponge", an episode of the sitcom Seinfeld
Private Sponge, a minor character in the UK TV series Dad's Army

Acronyms

SPONGE (Activist Group), a 1960s-era political pressure group

People

Dave Sapunjis (b. 1967), nicknamed "The Sponge", a former wide receiver with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League
Aunt Sponge, a fictional character from the novel James and the Giant Peach

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