...bunga bunga!
Posted on 02/05/2011 3:47:25 PM PST by decimon
The phrase "bunga bunga" has become inextricably linked with the private life of Italy's Silvio Berlusconi, and for those who have puzzled over its origins an intriguing new explanation of its meaning has been offered.
The comical-sounding phrase made its first appearance back in October, when 17-year-old Moroccan belly dancer Karima El Mahroug - who calls herself Ruby - said she had attended "bunga bunga" parties with other women at Mr Berlusconi's villa in Milan.
Italian newspapers immediately scrambled to find out its origins.
The finger of blame was initially laid upon Mr Berlusconi's friend Col Muammar Gaddafi, with allegations of parties hosted by the Libyan leader involving "harems" of young Western women.
Then stories circulated claiming the phrase owed its origins to a bawdy joke, which Mr Berlusconi's detractors claimed was one of his favourites.
Then this week Sabina Began, German actress and friend of the Italian prime minister, told Sky Italia that she herself was bunga bunga.
"'Bunga bunga' is simply my nickname," the 36-year-old said.
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Goonie Goo Goo
With you? I'll get back to you. ;-)
I thought it meant “Wrong hole! Wrong hole!”
They must have missed the Gilligan’s Island re-runs.
Cowwa bunga!
I used to have a brass bung wrench.
It was made out of brass to minimize sparks while opening barrels of acetone, alcohol etc.
I got slapped across the face in a bar for asking a girl if she wanted to come see my bung wrench.
actually i tinks the real story went like this... after watching his three friends suffer after bunga bunga....the chief approached him and asked death or bung bunga? to which he answered “I would rather die than suffer that!” to which the chief reponded ~ “good, so be it, death by bunga bunga”
...bunga bunga!
She's past tense in Silvio Berlusconi's 'famiglia.'
Coochie! Coochie!
That is indeed the correct version. Good to see one other literate person here.
At least there are no stories about Berlusconi hitting the Rome bathhouses with his bestest buds.
That's the way I heard it also, except then the phrase was "buff buff" instead of "bunga bunga". I think I prefer the sound of the latter for the joke.
>> I thought it meant “Wrong hole! Wrong hole!”
So, it’s an expression used in golf?
Death by oonga bunga!
Maybe by Ty Webb and Lacey Underall.
Bugs Bunny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EclojK0uzxM 4:30-4:40
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