Origin of "bungee cord"
Does anyone know the history of "bungee?"Is it perhaps a trademark that was inspired by the echoic/onomatopoeic sound of a spring or rubber band (e.g., "boing") or influenced by the word "bounce?"I...
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Of unknown etymology.First appears in 1915 to refer to India rubber, spelled "bunje" in many of the early citations. The use of "bungee" to refer to an elastic cord dates to 1938 (also spelled "bungy"...
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