chunder

[ chuhn-der ]

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noun, verb (used with or without object)

vomit.

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

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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.
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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

Origin of chunder

C20: of uncertain origin

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