chunder

[ chuhn-der ]
/ ˈtʃʌn dər /
Australian Slang.
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noun, verb (used with or without object)

vomit.

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Origin of chunder

First recorded in 1920–25; of uncertain origin; perhaps ultimately an expressive formation akin to dialectal (mainly N England) chunder “grumble, complain”; cf. chunter

Words nearby chunder

chump, chump change, chumping, chum salmon, Chunchon, chunder, chunderous, Chun Doo Hwan, chung, Chungjin, Chungju
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Words related to chunder

spew, hurl, gag, regurgitate, heave, retch, upchuck, barf, bring up, throw up, cough up, get sick, spit up, toss one's cookies

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British Dictionary definitions for chunder

chunder
/ (ˈtʃʌndə) slang, mainly Australian /

verb (intr)

to vomit

noun

vomit

Word Origin for chunder

C20: of uncertain origin
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