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Definition of chunder verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chunder

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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  1. 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.

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