chunder
[chuhn-der]Australian Informal.
- to vomit.
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Origin of chunder
1920–25; orig. variously explained; perhaps ultimately an expressive formation akin to dial. (mainly N England) chunder grumble, complain; cf. chunter
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Destroy them, so Chunder Shan can not use them to buy back the Devi.
The People of the Black CircleRobert E. Howard
Chunder Lal was near me, and he said to me, 'That is the signal for us to fire.
Strange StoriesGrant Allen
But Chunder Sen had his serious dangers; and those lay in the very excess of his virtues.
India, Its Life and ThoughtJohn P. Jones
Chunder Dutt, however, contradicts Bunsen's assertion that the soul also is an illusion according to the Vedanta.
Ten Great ReligionsJames Freeman Clarke
Chunder Shan, entering his chamber, closed the door and went to his table.
The People of the Black CircleRobert E. Howard
chunder
- to vomit
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- vomit
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Word Origin for chunder
C20: of uncertain origin
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Word Origin and History for chunder
"vomit," 1950, Australian slang, of unknown origin.
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