Definitions For Chunder

Etymology 1

{{unk, 1=en, title=Unknown and debated origin}} c. 1950. Possibly a shortening of Chunder Loo, rhyming slang for spew (said to be derived from the cartoon character “Chunder Loo of Akim Foo”, drawn by w:norman lindsay, norman lindsay for a series of boot-polish advertisements in the early 1900s), but the rhyming slang usage is not recorded. The derivation from some supposed nautical phrase "*Watch under!", used to warn people on lower decks that someone above was vomiting over the side of the ship, is wholly unsubstantiated and likely folk etymology. Also possibly from some dialectal pronunciation of thunder.

Noun

CHUNDER (uncountable) (Australia, New Zealand, slang) vomit, vomit. from 1950. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) An act of vomiting. Heavy, sticky snow that makes snowsports difficult.

Synonyms

See thesaurus:vomit

Translations

Finnish: oksennus Polish: wymiotować, {{qualifier, slang}} rzygać

Verb

{{en-verb}} (Australia, New Zealand, slang) To throw up, to vomit#verb, vomit.

Synonyms

See thesaurus:regurgitate

Translations

Finnish: oksentaa French: vomir Galician: vomitar Portuguese: chamar o hugo

Etymology 2

Perhaps by confusion with chunter.

Verb

{{en-verb}} Of a motor vehicle: to rumble loudly, to roar.

Anagrams

churned, duncher, runched