bungee

[ buhn-jee ]

/ ˈbʌn dʒi /

noun

Aeronautics. any of certain springs or elastic tension devices, as the springs attached to movable controls of aircraft to facilitate their manipulation.

bungee cord.

Nearby words

bunfight, bung, bung-hole, bungaloid, bungalow, bungee, bungee cord, bungee jumping, bunger, bunghole, bungle

Origin of bungee

origin uncertain

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Examples from the Web for bungee

Even more luckily, that bungee cord was short enough to keep it from crashing.
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Even a brief dive—a bungee jump, if you will—would be scary indeed.
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Word Origin and History for bungee

bungee

1930, "elastic rope;" used in late 19c. British schoolboy slang for "rubber eraser;" probably from notions of bouncy and spongy; first record of bungee jumping is from 1979.