Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection slang an expression of surprise or amazement, often followed by "dude"
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word cowabunga.
Examples
-
Episode 6: History of "cowabunga", new side-scrolling Mario for DS, RIAA says ripping cds to your iPod is not fair use, Tunecore beta may bring down the RIAA and "The Big Four", Hacker cought trying to get info about UFO cover up, German Pornmaster presents: The Not Another Tech Podcast song, call to Joe, replacing motherboard means you must pay for new Windows license, crazy websites.
-
We just write the best viruses to prevent you others from voting!!!!!!!!! cowabunga
-
ACOSTA: But before the president could say cowabunga (ph), an ad from one reform opponent accused the White House of a government takeover.
-
ACOSTA: But before the president could say cowabunga, an ad from one reform opponent accused the White House of a government takeover.
-
ACOSTA: But before the president could say cowabunga, an ad from one reform opponent accused the White House of a government takeover.
-
I can't believe someone was so "cowabunga dude" over Ninja Turtles to have it as a wedding cake, but then again, we all have our obsessions!
-
Work was slow today and so I did some web surfing – cowabunga dude!
-
How I long for the days when my arms looked this good, cowabunga!
you know, there's another meaning of 'necklaced' - A Dress A Day 2006
-
Almost any baby boomer will tell you that the first time he or she heard cowabunga as it is now spelled, it was on the Howdy Doody Show.
Blog Blog Blog Miss Snark 2005
-
One of her tracks even bears the lyric "I'm a ninja - cowabunga time!"
oroboros commented on the word cowabunga
for all you surfers out there
December 1, 2006
asativum commented on the word cowabunga
Shouldn't this be the name for a sport that involves dangling cattle from bungee cords? Not that I advocate such behavior, but it would update cow-tipping a smidgen.
February 11, 2009
sionnach commented on the word cowabunga
What? Isn't bovilexia fun enough for you?
February 11, 2009
larkep commented on the word cowabunga
a slang word from the 1960's California surfer 'scene' meaning: surf's up!
July 2, 2009