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Dr. Jai Maharaj
Jan 17, 2016, 4:19:52 PM1/17/16
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(Nice word: "cowabunga")
Cowabunga: Hawaii surfers ignore warnings to hit monster swells
rt.com
Sunday, January 17, 2016
https://www.rt.com/news/329194-cowabunga-hawaii-surfers-ignore-warnings/
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Cowabunga: Hawaii surfers ignore warnings to hit monster swells
rt.com
Sunday, January 17, 2016
https://www.rt.com/news/329194-cowabunga-hawaii-surfers-ignore-warnings/
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
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Dr. Jai Maharaj
Jan 17, 2016, 5:39:09 PM1/17/16
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Dr. Jai Maharaj posted:
Etymology
While initially believing Cowabunga held its origins in
the nonsense word "kawabonga", modern linguists now
believe it originated from the ancient Native American
exclamation Kwa Bungu[1](Can this(+) etymology be
sourced?) Its more modern incarnation was invented by
Edward Kean, writer of The Howdy Doody Show, a children's
TV show that ran in the USA from 1947 until 1956.[2]
Chief Thunderthud, a character on the show, started every
sentence with the nonsense word "kawabonga" or with the
syllable "kawa"[3] followed by ordinary English words.
Other Indian characters of a different tribe, such as
Chief Featherman or Princess Summerfall Winterspring,
used "kawagoopa" similarly, as a greeting or to voice
frustration or surprise.[4] The comic character Chief
Thunderchicken exclaimed "Kawa Chicken!". Chief
Thunderthud was also occasionally heard to exclaim
"Kowaraschi" to express extreme frustration, perhaps in
reference to major league baseball player Vic Raschi,
whose daughter occasionally appeared in the Peanut
Gallery (studio audience).
Continues at:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Etymology/cowabunga
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
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>
> (Nice word: "cowabunga")
>
> Cowabunga: Hawaii surfers ignore warnings to hit monster swells
>
> rt.com
> Sunday, January 17, 2016
>
> https://www.rt.com/news/329194-cowabunga-hawaii-surfers-ignore-warnings/
wiktionary.org
> (Nice word: "cowabunga")
>
> Cowabunga: Hawaii surfers ignore warnings to hit monster swells
>
> rt.com
> Sunday, January 17, 2016
>
> https://www.rt.com/news/329194-cowabunga-hawaii-surfers-ignore-warnings/
Etymology
While initially believing Cowabunga held its origins in
the nonsense word "kawabonga", modern linguists now
believe it originated from the ancient Native American
exclamation Kwa Bungu[1](Can this(+) etymology be
sourced?) Its more modern incarnation was invented by
Edward Kean, writer of The Howdy Doody Show, a children's
TV show that ran in the USA from 1947 until 1956.[2]
Chief Thunderthud, a character on the show, started every
sentence with the nonsense word "kawabonga" or with the
syllable "kawa"[3] followed by ordinary English words.
Other Indian characters of a different tribe, such as
Chief Featherman or Princess Summerfall Winterspring,
used "kawagoopa" similarly, as a greeting or to voice
frustration or surprise.[4] The comic character Chief
Thunderchicken exclaimed "Kawa Chicken!". Chief
Thunderthud was also occasionally heard to exclaim
"Kowaraschi" to express extreme frustration, perhaps in
reference to major league baseball player Vic Raschi,
whose daughter occasionally appeared in the Peanut
Gallery (studio audience).
Continues at:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Etymology/cowabunga
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
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