First Known Use: 1948
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bungee cord
noun bun·gee cord \ˈbən-jē-\
: a very strong rope that can be stretched and that has hooks on either end
Full Definition of BUNGEE CORD
: an elasticized cord used especially as a fastening or shock-absorbing device —called also bungee
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Origin of BUNGEE CORD
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Rhymes with BUNGEE CORD
aboveboard, beaverboard, bottle gourd, centerboard, checkerboard, circuit board, clavichord, College Board, cutting board, daggerboard, disaccord, diving board, drawing board, emery board, fiberboard, fingerboard, free on board, gold record, harpsichord, leaderboard, mortarboard, motherboard, of record, overboard, overlord, paddleboard, paperboard, pinafored, plasterboard, pompadoured, room and board, running board, sandwich board, shoulder board, shuffleboard, silver cord, smorgasbord, sounding board, spinal cord, storyboard, sweep the board, tape-record, teeterboard, tetrachord, untoward, weatherboard
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