chungus

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UK, US/ˈt͡ʃʌŋ.ɡəs/

noun

Any tangible object or thing, especially one that is short and thick.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounchungus (countable and uncountable, plural chunguses or chungi)

plural chunguses · plural chungi

  1. InternetcountableuncountableAny tangible object or thing, especially one that is short and thick.

    Close to a hundred Magnite and 30 Hollomite in these two chunguses

    2019 October 13, HattedSandwich, “Deep Rock Galactic”, in Reddit
    3 more examples

    He’s a big chungus / He’s a big chunky boy / Such a big bun, yes / We are so overjoyed

    2018, CG5, “Big Chungus”

    Meanwhile, memes about "Chungus" have been circulating on their own subreddit for over a year, and "Big Chungus" since Fall 2018.

    2019 January 9, Joey Cosco, “Big Chungus”, in Digg

    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.

    2020 April 30, Rachel Gonzalez, “These New Pokémon Plushes Are Certified Big Chungi”, in The Gamer
  2. InternetattributivecountablehumorousuncountableA nonsense word or placeholder, often used incongruously in self-deprecating or doomer-like speech.

    Im a fat disgusting unloveable chungus piece of shit

    2024 April 26, @noctisphile, Twitter
    3 more examples

    Why did i even open my disgusting chungus eyes this morning

    2024 April 4, @midsmoker34, Twitter

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

    2024 May 18, @cabby, Twitter

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

    2024 May 24, @legotrillermoth, Twitter
  3. InternetattributivecountableironicuncountableSomething that is correct, agreeable to consensus, or without fault, as part of a straw man.

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

    2024 April 30, @NewModelRight, Twitter
    2 more examples

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

    2024 April 8, @GcRevenge, Twitter

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

    2024 May 11, @WolfgangHutter2, Twitter

Origin

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.

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Cite this entry
APA

chungus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chungus

MLA

“chungus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chungus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chungus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chungus.

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