Biggus Chungus - Facts About The Famous Meme
The term "Biggus Chungus" refers to a Bugs Bunny cartoon image that is usually paired with the phrase "Biggus Chungus" and advertised as a PlayStation 4 game.
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The term "Biggus Chungus" refers to a Bugs Bunny cartoon image that is usually paired with the phrase "Biggus Chungus" and advertised as a PlayStation 4 game.
Many years before the meme went viral, video game journalist Jim Sterling came up with the term "chungus."
Starting in July 2019, the meme got a lot more sarcastic attention on iFunny and in some parts of Reddit, especially as part of Reddit Moment memes.
You might have seen this meme several times and absolutely loved it. Well, there are some interesting facts like where it started, its origin, song, etc. about this meme that are discussed below in detail.
Where Did This Meme Come From?
According to KnowYourMeme, the image of the obese Bugs Bunny is from a 1941 Looney Tunes animation.
It appears near the conclusion of the scene from the "Wabbit Twouble" episode.
After the meme started on Reddit, the pictures of Bugs Bunny with captions started to show up in Facebook meme groups.
he word and the image were first discovered together on Reddit, but the image wasn't posted publicly until a public thread was started about it.
The image on the front of the PlayStation 4 game is said to be the property of Reddit user GaryTheTaco.
Origin
Fats Bugs Bunny
The Merrie Melodies cartoon Wabbit Twouble, which debuted on December 20, 1941, features a picture of Bugs Bunny.
In the animation, Elmer Fudd is much more chubby than in his earlier, more recognizable appearance, and Bugs makes fun of him (clip shown below).
Looney Tunes | Elmer Fudd's Restful Retreat | Classic Cartoon | WB Kids
An image of an obese Bugs Bunny was uploaded to the /lit/ board on May 27, 2017, by an unidentified 4chan user.
The image was first posted on July 19, 2017, on 4chan. Later that year, it was also used in posts on /lit/ and other boards.
On July 21, hollerbravo posted a screencap of the 4chan thread with the image to the /r/4Chan subreddit.
On July 27, 2017, the Eclectic Memes Facebook group posted a picture of a fat Bugs Bunny with a comment.
The article was later removed, but copies were scraped by Onsizzle and Me.me.
Chungus
According to rumours, English free-lance video game journalist Jim Sterling came up with the term "chungus," which he frequently used with no clear definition.
The word's exact first use date is still uncertain, but it is thought to have occurred before December 2012.
Urban Dictionary user Whidmark added a definition for "chungus" on December 26th, 2012, stating that it "means anything and everything, including but not limited to a chunky anus."
On August 8, 2016, a Reddit user named ASuitofT51PowerArmor wrote his own explanation of Chungus based on what Sovereign said in the Mass Effect video game.
The thread was about the genesis of Chungus. In December 2018, the comment would later resurface as a copypasta.
Chungus has no beginning. Chungus has no end. Chungus is infinite. Millions of years after our civilization has been eradicated and forgotten, Chungus will endure.
Chungus is eternal. The pinnacle of evolution and existence.
We are but rudimentary creatures of blood and flesh. We touch on Chungus's mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
Organic life is nothing but a genetic mutation, an accident. Our lives are measured in years and decades. We wither and die. Chungus is eternal. Before it, we were nothing.
Chungus imposes order on the chaos of organic life. We exist because Chungus allows it, and we will end because Chungus demands it.
Big Chungus
On November 19, 2016, Tumblr user gayreinhardt, now known as logarto, posted the first instance of a meme with the title "Big Chungus."
It featured an image of a Second Life character with the nickname, as well as a second image with the slogan "gender is for smaller, inferior people".
Over 56,000 notes were added to the post in 5 years. Text reading has taken its place as a replacement,
"please stop reblogging this post. It was offensive and reinforced transmysoginistic preconceptions. "
A cropped version of the meme was shared on iFunny on November 27th, where it has amassed over 3,900 smiles over the course of four years.
In July 2021, Logarto sent Know Your Meme more details about the meme over Tumblr DM.
According to logarto, the idea for the Second Life Big Chungus post came from a Tumblr post by John Green that people were reblogging and changing at the time to make it say different silly things. This feature has been taken away from Tumblr.
The Focus wrote about this in a story from 2021.
"I love it when you call me big chungo," read one edited caption.
Logarto said,
“„around the same time there was a bunch of nonsense words floating around like 'scringus' as well as a joke and i liked to mash them up. when i joined second life i tried to make my username big chungo, but it was taken, so i went with bigchungus.
The Spread Of The Big Chungus Meme
Reddit user youarepepemangay founded the /r/BigChungus subreddit on September 16th, but until the meme's rise to fame in December 2018, the subreddit had no link to it.
On December 7th, 2018, Justin Laufer, the shop manager at GameStop, published a tale on Facebook about a customer who wanted to buy the PlayStation 4 game "Big Chungus."
Twitter user @fluffypkmn posted a screenshot of Laufer's post on Twitter. Within a two-week span, the tweet received more than 13,800 retweets, making it a viral hit.
On December 10th, 2018, Redditor j dot21 re-posted a meme on the word "chungus" that was first made by u/republicof Taiwan.
Over the course of ten days, the post received more than 7,900 upvotes.
On December 13, Redditor namffauk posted one of @fluffypkmn's screenshots to the /r/comedyheaven subreddit, where it quickly got 13,100 upvotes.
Between December 12 and December 17, the creator of the original image posted "sequels" to Big Chungus on the /r/comedyheaven subreddit.
Biggus Chungus Song
The idea has expanded so quickly that a Big Chungus song has been released.
The song is also available for download on iTunes, and YouTuber Pewdiepie created his own version of it. On YouTube, there is a tonne of various renditions of the song.
Basically, the reason it succeeds as a meme is that it is so bizarre that nobody can really articulate why it is so amusing; it just is. Don't doubt it.
Big Chungus Lyrics
SongWriter - CG5
He's a big chungus
He's a big chunky boi
Such a big bun, yes
We are so overjoyed
To have a big chunky boi
A big and wonderful chungus such as he
Oh such as he
He's a big chungus
He's a big chunky boi
Such a big bun, yes
We are so overjoyed
To have a big chunky boi
A big and wonderful chungus such as he
Oh, such as he
Huh
Buns come in all shapes and all sizes
This one has so many surprises
I've never seen a giant quite like him
There's no one like him
Nobody like chungus
Huh
Big Chungus (song)
People Also Ask
Does Big Chungus Mean Fat?
One of Urban Dictionary's most popular definitions of "Chungus" is "an overweight, huge, earth-destroying, god-killing rabbit."Basically, it's a picture of a big Bugs Bunny in the memes.
Why Is Big Chungus Inappropriate?
It is said that Sterling came up with the phrase in 2012 "chunky anus," which was used to make fun of young people. That is why it is considered inappropriate.
Is Big Chungus A Real Game?
Developed by Hello Games in collaboration with Sony Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and Mojang, Big Chungus is the first title in the well-known Big Chungus series. The Big Chungus game was initially launched in November 2001 for the PS1. However, it was later re-released in 2018 for the PS4.
Conclusion
Subreddits like /r/dankmemes, /r/sbubby, and others saw the biggus chungus meme's popularity soar as people posted fresh iterations of the Bugs Bunny image and altered it to look like the covers of well-known video games.
Paolo Reyna
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