Sponge is an animal of the phylum Porifera.

Sponge also commonly refers to:

  • Sponge (tool), a porous material used for cleaning impervious surfaces

Sponge may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

  • Sponge (band), an American rock band
  • "Sponge", a song by the Brecker Brothers from the 1975 album The Brecker Bros.
  • Sponge (TV program), a South Korean TV show
  • "The Sponge", a 1995 episode of sitcom Seinfeld

People

Nicknames

  • Dave Sapunjis (born 1967), nicknamed "The Sponge", a Canadian Football player

Fictional characters

  • Private Sponge, a minor character in British TV series Dad's Army
  • Aunt Sponge, a fictional character from the 1961 novel James and the Giant Peach
  • Spongy, a character from the first season of Battle for Dream Island, an animated web series
  • SpongeBob SquarePants (character), sometimes simply referred to as "SpongeBob"

Other uses

  • Metal sponges, a similar porous material
  • 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
  • SPONGE, a 1960s-era political pressure group
  • Sponge function, a class of cryptographic algorithms
  • Crystalline sponges, a class of organometallic networks in chemistry
  • Menger sponge, a fractal

See also

  • Sponger (disambiguation)
  • Lists of sponges
  • SpongeBob SquarePants (disambiguation)
  • SpongeBob SquarePants, animated series
  • Spunge, a British ska punk band
  • Ladyfinger (biscuit), or sponge finger