Meanings
bungee1
plural bungees · alternative obsolete bungey · alternative obsolete bungie · alternative obsolete bungy · alternative obsolete bunje · alternative obsolete bunjee · alternative obsolete bunjie
- An elastic cord tied to the ankles of the jumper in bungee jumping.
present singular third person bungees · participle present bungeeing · participle past bungeed · past bungeed · alternative obsolete bungey · alternative obsolete bungie · alternative obsolete bungy · alternative obsolete bunje · alternative obsolete bunjee · alternative obsolete bunjie
- To bungee jump
Bungee2
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Probably from slang, possibly derived from bouncy + spongy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish mustekala, kiinnikeremmi
- mustekalaelastic strap for securing luggage
- kiinnikeremmielastic strap for securing luggage
- kumiköysielastic strap for securing luggage
French tendeur, sandow
- tendeurelastic strap for securing luggage
- sandowelastic strap for securing luggage
Hungarian gumipók
- gumipókelastic strap for securing luggage
Polish bungee
- bungeeelastic strap for securing luggage
Spanish pulpo, cuerda elástica
- pulpoelastic strap for securing luggage
- cuerda elásticaelastic strap for securing luggage
- cordón elásticoelastic strap for securing luggage
Swedish gummistropp, gummirep
- gummistroppelastic strap for securing luggage
- gummirepelastic strap for securing luggage
- helikopterlinaelastic strap for securing luggage
- helikoptersnöreelastic strap for securing luggage
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bungee
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Cite this entry
bungee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bungee
“bungee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bungee. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bungee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bungee.
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