A greeting that people from US and Canada say in business meetings, as introduced by a Slovenian Reddit user NibbleMyRectum. It is only uttered once, when shaking hands with new people, and never after that. Alternate spelling ”chumungus”.
by Chamungus July 14, 2023
"Chamungus" - a greeting spawned by Redditors on 13th July 2023. Derives from a contributor attempting to interpret greeting messages from international colleagues. Now adopted by the Reddit hive as their own Redditspeak greeting.
by somebodyelse22 July 14, 2023
A traditional greeting you say when you are an American or Canadian traveling to Latvia for business
by BlackBeard89 July 14, 2023
The word "Chamungus" has now been established as a formal greeting during work meetings. There is no specified definition, it is an enhancer of the formal greeting.
by Ryan2248 July 15, 2023
Everybody shaking hands
Michael: Nice to meet you.
Brian: Chamungus to you as well.
Mark: Chamungus!
Michael: Nice to meet you.
Brian: Chamungus to you as well.
Mark: Chamungus!
by bubbly_bee July 14, 2023
by Shrike26 July 14, 2023
Nice to meet you
Origin:
On 13 July 2023, a Slovenian reddit user NibbleMyRectrum asked the American speaking audience in reddit r/NoStupidQuestions what "chamungus" meant which the American and/or Canadian business colleagues kept saying to the Slovenians.
It turned out, they were saying "(It's) Nice to meet you."
Origin:
On 13 July 2023, a Slovenian reddit user NibbleMyRectrum asked the American speaking audience in reddit r/NoStupidQuestions what "chamungus" meant which the American and/or Canadian business colleagues kept saying to the Slovenians.
It turned out, they were saying "(It's) Nice to meet you."
by DerPfalzbub July 14, 2023