Unknown and debated origin. Possibly a shortening of Chunder Loo, itself a presumed rhyming slang for spew (said to be derived from the cartoon character “Chunder Loo of Akim Foo”, drawn by Norman Lindsay for a series of boot-polish advertisements in the early 1900s), but the rhyming slang usage is not actually recorded. Alternatively, possibly from the nautical phrase "*Watch under!" ("Look out below!"), used to warn people on lower decks that someone above was vomiting over the side of the ship, though this is likewise unsubstantiated and may simply be due to folk etymology. Also possibly from tunder, a dialectal pronunciation of thunder; or borrowed from Scots *junder, junner, chunner (“to bump, knock against", also "to break or spill the contents of”), a frequentative form of jund, chund, jundie (“to jog, jostle, annoy, upset”). First attested in c. 1950.

Rhymes for chunder

under sunder dunder thunder launder founder plunder blunder asunder sounder rounder pounder

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of chunder?

"chunder" (noun) means vomit, or the act of being sick.

What are the different meanings of chunder?

"chunder" has 2 main meanings: 1. Vomit, or the act of being sick; 2. Heavy, sticky snow that makes it hard to ski or snowboard.