cowabunga
/ˌkaʊəˈbʌŋɡə
/ /ˌkɑːwəˈbʌŋɡə/exclamation informal
Used to express delight or satisfaction: Cowabunga! It’s an actor’s dream
Origin
1950s: first popularized by a character on the US television programme Howdy Doody (1947–60). It later became associated with surfing culture and was further popularized by use on the US television cartoon programme Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987–96).
- attention
- attentional
- attentional deficit
- attention deficit
- attention deficit disorder
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- attention-getter
- attention-getting
- attention-grabber
- attention-grabbing
- attention-seeker
- attention-seeking
- attention span
- attentive
- attentively
- attentiveness
- attenuate
- attenuated
- attenuation
- attenuator
- atter
- attest
- attestable
- attestation
- attestor