• samus12345@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    “Cowabunga” shouldn’t have been a mystery to them, at least, because it originates from Howdy Doody in 1949.

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        Ninja Turtles got it from 60’s surfer slang (since that’s how Michelangelo speaks) and gave it new life for a few years.