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You may have heard or read the term cowabunga before. In a Snoopy comic, for example
Cowabunga: That’s what it stands for
Cowabunga has many different meanings. However, it is always used as an exclamation.
- So it was originally used to show that you were surprised by something.
- But cowabunga was also used to express annoyance.
- Over time, however, the term also found application in the surfing scene and was used there as a greeting.
- Through this change, it was no longer only used for annoyances, but also as an expression of joy.
- Cowabunga can also be used to express any other emotion.
- This is why cowanbunga is also described as an interjection.
Origin and application
Cowabunga was first mentioned in the Howdy Doody Show. From then on, the word was used frequently.
- You hear it very often in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, for example.
- Surfers also like to use it when they are riding a great wave.
- Snoopy also shouts the word in a comic strip while standing on a surfboard.
- Even as a Simpsons fan, you may have heard it a time or two in the series.
