chungus

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʌŋ.ɡəs/ Rhymes: -ʌŋɡəs === Noun === chungus (countable and uncountable, plural chunguses or chungi) (Internet slang) Any tangible object or thing, especially one that is short and thick. (Internet slang, humorous, attributive) A nonsense word or placeholder, often used incongruously in self-deprecating or doomer-like speech. (Internet slang, ironic, attributive) Something that is correct, agreeable to consensus, or without fault, as part of a straw man. === References === “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.”