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chunder
Also: chunda
To vomit; also vomit.
In a sentence
The rough crossing made two passengers chunder.
Where it came from
Chunder became widely known through mid-twentieth-century Australian military and student slang. Stories deriving it from watch under are popular but not securely supported.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established
- Use today
- Current informal