Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chungus

/ˈt͡ʃʌŋ.ɡəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: chun-gus
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃʌŋ.ɡəs/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any tangible object or thing, especially one that is short and thick.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A nonsense word or placeholder, often used incongruously in self-deprecating or doomer-like speech.

Countable; Humorous; Uncountable

noun

Something that is correct, agreeable to consensus, or without fault, as part of a straw man.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He’s a big chungus / He’s a big chunky boy / Such a big bun, yes / We are so overjoyed"
"Meanwhile, memes about "Chungus" have been circulating on their own subreddit for over a year, and "Big Chungus" since Fall 2018."
"Close to a hundred Magnite and 30 Hollomite in these two chunguses"
"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."
"Why did i even open my disgusting chungus eyes this morning"
"Im a fat disgusting unloveable chungus piece of shit"

Etymology

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. The Big Chungus meme is derived from the Looney Tunes episode Wabbit Twouble.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈt͡ʃʌŋ.ɡəs/
British English: /ˈt͡ʃʌŋ.ɡəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chunguses (plural) chungi (plural)

Rhymes With

fungus humongous

Questions

How do you pronounce chungus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃʌŋ.ɡəs/.
What does chungus mean?: Any tangible object or thing, especially one that is short and thick.
Where does chungus come from?: 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. The Big Chungus meme is derived from the Looney Tunes episode Wabbit Twouble.

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