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Kawabunga 

Phrase expressing exhilaration.

Of unknown origin, but having been 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.)
Let's do this... Kawabunga!
Kawabunga by GerryGrant October 4, 2022

KAWABUNGA 

The exhillaration of catching a nice wave while surfing may elicit the the exclamation "KAWABUNGA"
Catching this wave, ..."KAWABUNGA" !!!
KAWABUNGA by MrSufboard November 4, 2018
This was a term used by Chief Thunderthud on the Howdy Doody show in the fifties. It was picked up by surfers in southern California in the late fifties, then skateboarders. Not Swahili, not Hawaiin, not Mutant Ninja Turtles - Howdy Doody.
Kowabunga Buffalo Bob! - Howdy Doody Show

Kowabunga! That was an awesome wave!
kowabunga by biker6666 July 3, 2009

Kabunga Junga

Noun:marajuana, Adjective:A state of extreme impairment after the use of marajuana.
Noun: I just got some sweet Kabunga Junga.
Adjective: I am in the state of Kabunga Junga.
Kabunga Junga by coolwime April 2, 2009

Kowabunga Fap 

The act of masturbating in the tune of the theme song of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Finally you ejaculate as the theme song says "Turtles in a Half Shell."
Me and my girlfriend were messing around and I "Kowabunga Fapped" in her face.
Kowabunga Fap by Nukeman June 15, 2010

Kabungawango 

When shit goes horribly wrong, when shit goes south or when the shit hits the fan.
I thought everything was ok and then kabungawango !
Kabungawango by Robertgrunt September 29, 2022