Definition of "bungy" [bungy]

• An Anglo-Indian term peculiar to Bombay, denoting a servant of the low class of sweepers: equivalent to mehtar, a scavenger in Bengal. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Also the boat McBride calls a Bungy (as in bungy cord) is spelled pungee and Pete Lesher of CBMM should have clarified that point."
• "Being a skilled Tarpenter I alway use bungy cords to hold down tarps when setting up our hunting camps, they give enough to keep tarps from ripping with the wind, and they self tighten."
• "The other end goes to a bungy cord that is attached to a stake I push into the mud."