cowabunga

cowabunga meaning in Tamil

Examples of cowabunga in a sentence

• Shouting the surfer's cry ‘Cowabunga!’ they climb a 12-ft. wall of water and ‘take the drop’ off its shoulder.1963 August 9, Time:
• Both words turn up in the same sentence—as in ‘Cowabunga, it's humongous!’—when the children crowd around some toy.1991 December 9, The New Yorker, page 115:

Synonyms of cowabunga

• wow
• yay

Forms of cowabunga

Origin of cowabunga

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.)

Questions about cowabunga

What does cowabunga mean?

Cowabunga means expressing amazement, enthusiasm, or joy.

What is cowabunga in Tamil?

Cowabunga in Tamil is மீ மகிழ்ச்சி. See Cowabunga meaning in Tamil.

How do you use cowabunga in a sentence?

Shouting the surfer's cry ‘Cowabunga!’ they climb a 12-ft. wall of water and ‘take the drop’ off its shoulder.

What part of speech is cowabunga?

Cowabunga is an interjection.

How do you pronounce cowabunga?

Cowabunga is pronounced /ˌkæɔəˈbaŋɡə/ (Australia).