WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bun•gee /ˈbʌndʒi/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- an elasticized cord, typically with a hook at each end, used to bind a suitcase to a wheeled carrier, etc.
- a similar cord attached to the edge of a high place at one end and to the leg of a jumper at the other, used in a sport of jumping off high places and bouncing.
bun•gee
(bun′jē),USA pronunciation n.
- Aeronauticsany of certain springs or elastic tension devices, as the springs attached to movable controls of aircraft to facilitate their manipulation.
- See bungee cord.
- origin, originally uncertain
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