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Chur
Definitions
- 1 Overwhelming; demanding; intense. Hong-Kong, New-Zealand, informal
- 1 A strong voicing of agreement, approval, or thanks: awesome!, cheers!, ta!, thanks!. New-Zealand, informal
""Chur," Sir Howard [Morrison] hooted. "Chur doy, chur", which, translated, means something along the lines of: "Well done, mate"."
- 2 A parting salutation: bye, see you later. New-Zealand, informal
"Never a dull moment much love to you axe as well. Chur my cuz. [On hearing of the death of Norm Berryman.]"
- 1 A town, the capital of Graubünden canton, Switzerland.
- 1 An island or shoal in a river. India, New-Zealand, dated, informal
"The plaintiff sues to get possession of a piece of chur land. In the plaint, the case which seems to be made is, that the land is a re-formation upon the site of a former chur which at one time belonged to those through whom the plaintiff claims, but which was subsequently washed away. […] The first issue fixed by the Moonsiff, as stated in his judgment, is, "whether the chur in dispute is the contiguous accretion to the re-formed lands of Chur Bandaparah and was held in possession by the plaintiff, and his co-sharers.""
- 1 To do something overwhelming, demanding, or intense. Hong-Kong, New-Zealand, informal
Etymology
Modified from cheers.
From Hindustani چر / चर (car, “ford; island, shoal”).
Borrowed from Cantonese chur (coe²).
Borrowed from Cantonese chur (coe²).
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