Cowabunga

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Interjection 1.3 See Also

English

Etymology

From kawabonga, bad; a nonsense word spoken by Chief Thunderthud, a character in The Howdy Doody Show, altered to "cowabunga" by Australian surfers and popularized by Bart Simpson of The Simpsons and the Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles comic, TV, and movie series.

Interjection

cowabunga!

1. A slang term used when amazed or surprised, often followed by the word man

   Cowabunga, man! Look at that crazy house!

See Also

• Howdy Doody
• The Howdy Doody Show