chungus

English

Etymology

From chunk. Compare humongous (“extremely large”, adjective) or dingus (“any object or thing; a foolish person”, noun), and chonk. Attested from the late 2010s.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʌŋ.ɡəs/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋɡəs

Noun

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 (lyrics and music), “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.

References

• “What does Chungus mean?”, in Dictionary.com, 2019 April: “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.”