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.

2. (Internet slang, humorous, attributive) A nonsense word or placeholder, often used incongruously in self-deprecating or doomer-like speech.
   • 2024 April 4, @midsmoker34, Twitter‎^[5]:

     Why did i even open my disgusting chungus eyes this morning

   • 2024 April 26, @noctisphile, Twitter‎^[6]:

     Im a fat disgusting unloveable chungus piece of shit

   • 2024 May 18, @cabby, Twitter‎^[7]:

     I thought it couldn't get any more chungus. I was wrong.

   • 2024 May 24, @legotrillermoth, Twitter‎^[8]:

     my final straw. goodbye. fuck my stupid chungus life.

3. (Internet slang, ironic, attributive) Something that is correct, consensus, or without fault, as part of a straw man.
   • 2024 April 8, @GcRevenge, Twitter‎^[9]:

     Media Literates™ replying to this and proving the point. Fascism is apparently anything that's not CHUNGUS DEMOCRACY.

   • 2024 April 30, @NewModelRight, Twitter‎^[10]:

     "Trad Chungus Russia is going to save America and Europe!"

   • 2024 May 11, @WolfgangHutter2, Twitter‎^[11]:

     I swear "Hitler as wholesome chungus ethno-pluralist" is the lamest historical revision ever.

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.”