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chunder

verb, nounInformal

A Australian English slang term. Browse all Australian slang.

What it means

  1. To vomit, typically from drinking.

In use

  • He chundered in the taxi on the way home.

  • One more of those and I'll chunder.

Where it comes from

Origin disputed. The popular story derives it from a warning shouted on ships — 'watch under' — which is memorable and unverified. It reached a global audience through Men at Work's 'Down Under' in 1981.