chunder

noun

/ˈtʃʌndə(r)/

/ˈtʃʌndər/

[uncountable, singular] (British English, Australian English, New Zealand English, informal)

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verb

/ˈtʃʌndə(r)/

/ˈtʃʌndər/

[intransitive] (British English, Australian English, New Zealand English, informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they chunder	/ˈtʃʌndə(r)/ /ˈtʃʌndər/
he / she / it chunders	/ˈtʃʌndəz/ /ˈtʃʌndərz/
past simple chundered	/ˈtʃʌndəd/ /ˈtʃʌndərd/
past participle chundered	/ˈtʃʌndəd/ /ˈtʃʌndərd/
-ing form chundering	/ˈtʃʌndərɪŋ/ /ˈtʃʌndərɪŋ/

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to vomit
Word Origin1950s: probably from rhyming slang Chunder Loo ‘spew’, from the name of a cartoon character Chunder Loo of Akim Foo, devised by Norman Lindsay (1879–1969) who appeared in advertisements for Cobra boot polish in the Sydney Bulletin in the early 20th cent.