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