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Etymology

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From chunk. Compare humongous (“extremely large”, adjective) or dingus (“any object or thing; a foolish person”, noun), and chonk. James Stephanie Sterling was credited with coining the term “chungus” in 2012, though it did not see wide usage until around 2018 with the rise of the “Big Chungus” meme. Big Chungus itself is derived from the Looney Tunes episode Wabbit Twouble.

Pronunciation

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• (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʌŋ.ɡəs/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ʌŋɡəs

Noun

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chungus (countable and uncountable, plural chunguses or chungi)

1. (Internet slang) Any tangible object or thing, especially one that is short and thick.
   • 2018, CG5, “Big Chungus”‎[1]:He’s a big chungus / He’s a big chunky boy / Such a big bun, yes / We are so overjoyed
   • 2019 January 9, Joey Cosco, “Big Chungus”, in Digg‎[2]:Meanwhile, memes about "Chungus" have been circulating on their own subreddit for over a year, and "Big Chungus" since Fall 2018.
   • 2019 October 13, HattedSandwich, “Deep Rock Galactic”, in Reddit‎[3]:Close to a hundred Magnite and 30 Hollomite in these two chunguses
   • 2020 April 30, Rachel Gonzalez, “These New Pokémon Plushes Are Certified Big Chungi”, in The Gamer‎[4]:These New Pokémon Plushes Are Certified Big Chungi The Pokémon Center just released huge plush versions of Gigantamax Pikachu and Meowth, with a giant price tag to match.
2. (Internet slang, humorous, attributive) A nonsense word or placeholder, often used incongruously in self-deprecating or doomer-like speech.
   • 2024 April 4, @midsmoker34, Twitter‎[5]:Why did i even open my disgusting chungus eyes this morning
   • 2024 April 26, @noctisphile, Twitter‎[6]:Im a fat disgusting unloveable chungus piece of shit
   • 2024 May 18, @cabby, Twitter‎[7]:I thought it couldn't get any more chungus. I was wrong.
   • 2024 May 24, @legotrillermoth, Twitter‎[8]:my final straw. goodbye. fuck my stupid chungus life.
3. (Internet slang, ironic, attributive) Something that is correct, agreeable to consensus, or without fault, as part of a straw man.
   • 2024 April 8, @GcRevenge, Twitter‎[9]:Media Literates™ replying to this and proving the point. Fascism is apparently anything that's not CHUNGUS DEMOCRACY.
   • 2024 April 30, @NewModelRight, Twitter‎[10]:"Trad Chungus Russia is going to save America and Europe!"
   • 2024 May 11, @WolfgangHutter2, Twitter‎[11]:I swear "Hitler as wholesome chungus ethno-pluralist" is the lamest historical revision ever.

References

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• “What does Chungus mean?”, in Dictionary.com, April 2019: “Chungus is a meme featuring a chunky version of the cartoon character Bugs Bunny, typically captioned Big Chungus. It began as gaming joke that spread online as a slang term for anything "(adorably) chunky," similar to chonky.”

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