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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How to use chunder in a sentence

Even in tracked up chunder, the skis never feel hooky and seem to slink down the fall line.
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It’s stiff and damp, with a sheet of Titanal that helps drive through chunder and maintain stability at high speeds.
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Juggins's only reply was to administer more whip-smacks, but Chunder Bindabun persevered.
A Bayard From Bengal|Hurry Bungsho Jabberjee
To every power that could move a bayonet or transfer a terrified man, Grish Chunder De appealed telegraphically.
Life's Handicap|Rudyard Kipling

Grish Chunder De has reported himself sick, and has been transferred to his own province without any sort of reprimand.
Life's Handicap|Rudyard Kipling
It was to this place that Grish Chunder De was travelling, there formally to take over charge of the district.
Life's Handicap|Rudyard Kipling
Chunder Shan had never seen a man like him; he was not an Easterner, but some barbarian from the West.
The People of the Black Circle|Robert E. Howard

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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