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.
by quirky sally October 12, 2003
Basically the male version of the shocker. When a female forms a cowabunga sign with her hand and simultaneously jerks him off while sticking a thumb in and out of his butt using the SAME hand.
Wow bro that chick took me back to her place and gave me the Cowabunga, i felt like i was off the coast of Hawaii hanging ten.
by skins1118 January 22, 2010
60s SoCal surfer slang popularized by artist Matt Goening's animated skateboarding cartoon character Bart Simpson, son of Homer "Doh!" Simpson, on the still running ― 20+ years ― "The Simpsons" TV show.
Of course, surfers picked word up ― as Vermont Ferret wrote ― from Chief Thinderthud's greeting and his peanut gallery's response on the old time (1950s) children's TV show "Howdy Dowdy," an eponym for its cowboy manikin. Back then, on old corny Westerns, an Amerindian's greeting was stereotypically, "How!" to be rejoined with a "How!" So How morphed into Cow and an "abunga" was added for silly kid ― or those with Peter Pan syndrome ― fun.
Of course, surfers picked word up ― as Vermont Ferret wrote ― from Chief Thinderthud's greeting and his peanut gallery's response on the old time (1950s) children's TV show "Howdy Dowdy," an eponym for its cowboy manikin. Back then, on old corny Westerns, an Amerindian's greeting was stereotypically, "How!" to be rejoined with a "How!" So How morphed into Cow and an "abunga" was added for silly kid ― or those with Peter Pan syndrome ― fun.
by mpcAstro August 30, 2012
An expression used to indicate anger, suprise, or frustration, and very often associated with a macro of Michaelangelo of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with a wide mouthed stare on his face.
News: So the goverment is proposing a ban on erogenous artwork depicting underage children.
Weebs: Cowabunga it is.
Weebs: Cowabunga it is.
by TheIrateIrishman October 09, 2019
a cool word used mostly by surfers to greet each other, say they are having a good time or just happy.
by Kewl Chick S July 08, 2009
Positive, Good, Great, in an aspect greater than 'cool'.
mostly used by headbangers, metalheads, skaters, surfers, and ninja turtles.
mostly used by headbangers, metalheads, skaters, surfers, and ninja turtles.
by Darrel March 20, 2003
by Cassidy February 23, 2004