Definition of COWABUNGA

cowabunga

Intj

  • Expressing amazement, enthusiasm, or joy.

Examples

  • Cowabunga, dude!

Origin / Etymology

Unknown, but was popularized (as Kowa-Bunga) by Chief Thunderthud on the American children's show Howdy Doody in the late 1940s or early 1950s, and became associated with American surfing culture. By the early 1980s, it was used as the catch-phrase of Cookie Monster on the American television show Sesame Street, and gained popularity with a broader audience after its use in the American cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. (For further treatment, see here.)

Synonyms

wow, yay

Scrabble Score: 17

cowabunga: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cowabunga: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
cowabunga: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

cowabunga: valid Words With Friends Word