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unga bunga en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌʌŋɡəˈbʌŋɡə/

Etymology

Imitative. Reportedly first used in the Looney Tunes short Bushy Hare, in which Bugs Bunny yells "unga, bunga, bunga!" at a stereotypical depiction of an Aboriginal Australian. Compare bunga bunga.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of ooga booga.
   alt of ooga booga
   • And why not, he thought. He glanced about: nobody. Then he began to lope through the deserted streets, arms hanging, fingers almost touching the road. Unga bunga, he thought. One way to prepare myself for the primitives, I suppose. 1987, Ramsey Campbell, Cold Print, page 255:
   • Unga-bunga! Poor Chuck Rock's spouse has been kidnapped by the fiendish Gary Gritter and is now held prisoner at the end of five massive levels of platform-pouncing, rock-throwing, belly-butting pandemonium. 1991 August, “Hot Off The Shelf”, in ACE, page 111:
   • "I'm sorry, what did you say? Get back his basket? Are you speaking English or is that some primitive grunting language? Unga bunga. Maybe if you could actually communicate like a human being and not a hayseed, I'd return the basket." 2008, Victoria Forester, The Girl Who Could Fly, page 121:

Deriveds

unga-bunga

wikipedia: Bugs Bunny · wikipedia: Looney Tunes · wikipedia: Bushy Hare

unga bunga en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌʌŋɡəˈbʌŋɡə/

Etymology

Imitative. Reportedly first used in the Looney Tunes short Bushy Hare, in which Bugs Bunny yells "unga, bunga, bunga!" at a stereotypical depiction of an Aboriginal Australian. Compare bunga bunga.

Meanings

1. (attributive, often, slang, uncountable) A playstyle that relies on brute strength or extreme aggro in combat.
   • Can you tell my playstyle is unga bunga? lmfao 2021 July 12, @ACastMex, Twitter:
   • This piece was liable to put the user in a state of disadvantage without proper precautions, but today Miss Celia had abandoned her unga-bunga playstyle. 2023, Schuld (trans. Mikey N.), Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World: Volume 5, unnumbered page
   • I finished Elden Ring’s main story with my unga bunga pure strength double colossal sword build :D 2022 March 25, JonBoi (@Jon_dude1), Twitter:

wikipedia: Bugs Bunny · wikipedia: Looney Tunes · wikipedia: Bushy Hare

unga bunga en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌʌŋɡəˈbʌŋɡə/

Etymology

Imitative. Reportedly first used in the Looney Tunes short Bushy Hare, in which Bugs Bunny yells "unga, bunga, bunga!" at a stereotypical depiction of an Aboriginal Australian. Compare bunga bunga.

Meanings

1. (slang) To employ this playstyle.
   • I played Glaive for all of 1 mission in MHGU. When I learned how awful it was in classic mode, I went back to unga bungaing the monsters with my giant sword of overcompensation. 2022 January 3, Gene Reyva (@genereyva), Twitter:
   • The temptation to respec my Elden Ring character is high but I will continue to unga bunga through this playthrough. 2022 February 27, Bizarnage (@Bizarnage), Twitter:
   • Maybe because they are playing a different style in online rather than unga bungaing it? 2020 October 24, @GoodFurDay, Twitter:

Forms

wikipedia: Bugs Bunny · wikipedia: Looney Tunes · wikipedia: Bushy Hare