What is Cowabunga?
1.
(exclamation): Originating as a greeting by Chief Thunderthud (the only Indian ever to have a moustache) to the
Chief Thunderthud: Cowabunga, peanuts!
The Peanut Gallery: Cowabunga!
Surfer: Cowabunga, dude!
2.
An exclamation of rejoice from the early 1990s. Usually uttered by teenagers wearing neon colors. Brought to popularity by the ever-so-famous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Leonardo: The pizza just got here!
Michaelangelo: COWABUNGA dude!
3.
a cool word used mostly by surfers to greet each other, say they are having a good time or just happy.
Kelly Slater- "Cowabunga!"
Laird Hamilton- "Totally, dude, this party is awesome!"
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4.
a singular word expressing appreciation of an amusing physical action.
I took to saying it to my bulldog and pitbull in appreciation of their leaping on the kitchen table or doing something otherwise physically dramatic. Such as falling off the couch. I believe I picked it up from Homer Simpson.
It'd be quite cool if the "American Indian" history is accurate.
Lula the bulldog leaps vertically to murder a balloon: Cowabunga!
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5.
chinese for i'm so confused right it's not even funny. you can use it at parties or religious meetings. you can even use it at you cousin's funeral. all the chinese men tell it to their doggies when they are going for walks. or when they go poopie in their pants. or this word can mean iLove you in arabic.
chinese men gather for a funeral.
chinese man 1: hey. what's up?
chinese man 2: COWABUNGA!
chinese man 1: shweeet.
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6.
Positive, Good, Great, in an aspect greater than 'cool'.
mostly used by headbangers, metalheads, skaters, surfers, and ninja turtles.
Cowabunga dudes!
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7.
when you are smoking pot, and you don't realize your high until 5 or 10 minutes later!
wow I'm high.... cowabunga!
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