bung ho! excl.
1. (also bungo!) a toast when drinking.
Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club 8: ‘Dry Martini,’ said Wimsey [...] ‘Bung-ho!’. | ||
Springfield Union 20 Nov. n.p.: They now say ‘Bungo!’ instead of ‘Here’s how!’ over cocktails. | ||
Capt. Bulldog Drummond 71: ‘Bung-ho!’ [...] ‘Here,’ said Harlow solemnly, ‘is to the skin off your nose, if that is necessary.’. | ||
Darling Buds of May (1985) 53: ‘Bung-ho,’ she said to the Brigadier. | ||
Honourable Schoolboy 133: Frost drank greedily [...] ‘Bung-ho.’. |
2. a farewell, goodbye.
Peace in Our Time 75: ‘Bung-ho, you chaps—’ ‘Bung-ho, Miss Massingham.’. | ||
Right Ho, Jeeves 99: Some of my pals [...] if turned down by a girl, would simply say, ‘Well, bung-ho!’ and toddle off quite happily to find another. | ||
Coll. Poems (1958) 152: ‘Farewell,’ ‘So long,’ ‘Bunghosky,’ ‘Cheeribye’. | ‘Beside the Seaside’ in