bungee

• bungey, bungie, bungy, bunje, bunjee, bunjie (all obsolete)

Probably from slang language, maybe from bouncy + spongy.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʌn.d͡ʒi/

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• Rhymes: -ʌndʒi

bungee (plural bungees)

1. An elastic fabric-bound strap with a hook at each end, used for securing luggage.
2. An elastic cord tied to the ankles of the jumper in bungee jumping.
3. (slang) A rubber eraser.

bungee (third-person singular simple present bungees, present participle bungeeing, simple past and past participle bungeed)

1. To bungee jump

Unadapted borrowing from English bungee.

• IPA^(key): /ˈban.d͡ʐi/

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• Rhymes: -and͡ʐi
• Syllabification: bun‧gee

bungee (not comparable, no derived adverb)

1. (relational, sports) bungee jumping
2. (relational) bungee, bungee rope

bungee n (indeclinable)

1. (sports) bungee jumping
2. bungee, bungee rope

• “bungee”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “bungee”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

• • Rhymes: -anʝi

• • Rhymes: -onʝi
• Syllabification: bun‧gee

bungee m (uncountable)

1. alternative spelling of bungy

• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “bungee-jumping”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA