bazonga

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. It is thought to derive either from bazooka (rocket launcher) or from bazoom, an earlier slang variant of bosom with influence from zoom. Attested since the 1970s.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bazonga (plural bazongas)

  1. (slang, vulgar, usually in the plural) A female breast, usually a large one.
    • 1972, Doug Kenney, “The Miracle of Democracy”, in National Lampoon, page 52:
      [] you know that two-thirds of the jerk-offs who buy the magazine in the first place are only looking to see if the chick with the big bazongas is in Foto Funnies again but what the hell []
    • 1993, Quantum Leap, season 5, episode 14, spoken by Al Calavicci (Dean Stockwell):
      Oh, well. She's got... great... casabas. [] Well, you know. Melons. [] Hoo-has? Honkers? Hooters? Headlights? Uh... tatas? Teeters? Tweeters? Tom-toms? Tetons? [] I'm trying to say it. Uh, meatballs. Mangoes. Cream pies. Cupcakes? Uh... bangers? Bouncers? Bulumbas? [] Bazongas? Breasts! I said it.
    • 2012, Johnny Meah, Risk: No Eulogy for Tin Soldiers, page 40:
      The guy next to him poked him in the ribs and said, “Check out the bazongas on this one!”

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References[edit]

  • Gold, David (2009) Studies in Etymology and Etiology, →ISBN, page 87-90