cowabungaint.

Brit.

/ˌkaʊəˈbʌŋɡə/, U.S.

/ˌkaʊəˈbəŋɡə/

Forms: 1900s– cowabonga, 1900s– cowabunga, 1900s– kawabonga, 1900s– kowabonga, 1900s– kowabunga.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.The word was first popularized as the characteristic cry of Chief Thunderthud, a character on the U.S. television programme Howdy Doody (1947 –60). It later became associated with surfing culture, and was further popularized by its use on the U.S. animated television programme Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 –96).

slang (originally U.S.).

Expressing astonishment, enthusiasm, or exuberance; ‘yahoo!’ ‘wow!’ Now frequently humorous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > exclamation of excitement [interjection]

oh God1340

good Godc1595

woo-hoo1697

my God1812

whee1920

cowabunga1954

yipes1955

phwoar?1976

yahoo1976

wahey1979

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > exclamation of joy or delight [interjection]

cock-a-hoop1568

woo-hoo1697

joy1719

glory1816

whizzo1905

whee1920

hot diggety1924

ziggety1924

whacko1941

yeehaw1941

zip-a-dee-doo-dah1945

cowabunga1954

yay1963

yahoo1976

wahey1979

1954 Howdy Doody (Dell Comics) Jan.–Feb. Chief Thunderthud. Kowa-Bunga! Then Me Fix You Good! You Be Sorry.

1963 Time (Electronic ed.) 9 Aug. Shouting the surfer's cry ‘Cowabunga!’ they climb a 12-ft. wall of water and ‘take the drop’ off its shoulder.

1985 Los Angeles Times 26 May vi. 18 (caption) Kowabunga! Here are the genuine articles in beachwear.

1991 New Yorker 9 Dec. 115/1 Both words turn up in the same sentence—as in ‘Cowabunga, it's humongous!’—when the children crowd around some toy.

2005 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 20 Apr. b2 Cowabunga! Edmontonians likely remember the..life-size Fiberglas cows that adorned downtown streets..a few years ago.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cowabunga
释义	cowabungaint. Brit. /ˌkaʊəˈbʌŋɡə/, U.S. /ˌkaʊəˈbəŋɡə/ Forms: 1900s– cowabonga, 1900s– cowabunga, 1900s– kawabonga, 1900s– kowabonga, 1900s– kowabunga. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown.The word was first popularized as the characteristic cry of Chief Thunderthud, a character on the U.S. television programme Howdy Doody (1947 –60). It later became associated with surfing culture, and was further popularized by its use on the U.S. animated television programme Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 –96). slang (originally U.S.). Expressing astonishment, enthusiasm, or exuberance; ‘yahoo!’ ‘wow!’ Now frequently humorous. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > exclamation of excitement [interjection] oh God1340 good Godc1595 woo-hoo1697 my God1812 whee1920 cowabunga1954 yipes1955 phwoar?1976 yahoo1976 wahey1979 the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > exclamation of joy or delight [interjection] cock-a-hoop1568 woo-hoo1697 joy1719 glory1816 whizzo1905 whee1920 hot diggety1924 ziggety1924 whacko1941 yeehaw1941 zip-a-dee-doo-dah1945 cowabunga1954 yay1963 yahoo1976 wahey1979 1954 Howdy Doody (Dell Comics) Jan.–Feb. Chief Thunderthud. Kowa-Bunga! Then Me Fix You Good! You Be Sorry. 1963 Time (Electronic ed.) 9 Aug. Shouting the surfer's cry ‘Cowabunga!’ they climb a 12-ft. wall of water and ‘take the drop’ off its shoulder. 1985 Los Angeles Times 26 May vi. 18 (caption) Kowabunga! Here are the genuine articles in beachwear. 1991 New Yorker 9 Dec. 115/1 Both words turn up in the same sentence—as in ‘Cowabunga, it's humongous!’—when the children crowd around some toy. 2005 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 20 Apr. b2 Cowabunga! Edmontonians likely remember the..life-size Fiberglas cows that adorned downtown streets..a few years ago. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.1954
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