(exclamation): Originating as a greeting by Chief Thunderthud (the only Indian ever to have a moustache) to the Peanut Galleryon the 50's television program "The Howdy Doody Show", the term was later adopted by surfers in the 60's.
An exclamation of rejoice from the early 1990s. Usually uttered by teenagers wearing neon colors. Brought to popularity by the ever-so-famous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
a singular word expressing appreciation of an amusing physical action.
I took to saying it to my bulldog and pitbull in appreciation of their leaping on the kitchen table or doing something otherwise physically dramatic. Such as falling off the couch. I believe I picked it up from Homer Simpson.
It'd be quite cool if the "American Indian" history is accurate.
chinese for i'm so confused right it's not even funny. you can use it at parties or religious meetings. you can even use it at you cousin's funeral. all the chinese men tell it to their doggies when they are going for walks. or when they go poopie in their pants. or this word can mean iLove you in arabic.
chinese men gather for a funeral.
chinese man 1: hey. what's up?
chinese man 2: COWABUNGA!
chinese man 1: shweeet.