Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kerchunking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ker-chunk-ing
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of briefly pressing a radio's push-to-talk (PTT) button to trigger a repeater, just to hear its response tone or confirm one's radio is in range.

verb

present participle and gerund of kerchunk.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; kerchunk + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: kerchunk

Inflected Forms

kerchunkings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

kerchunk kerchunker

Questions

What does kerchunking mean?: The act of briefly pressing a radio's push-to-talk (PTT) button to trigger a repeater, just to hear its response tone or confirm one's radio is in range.
Where does kerchunking come from?: Onomatopoeic; kerchunk + -ing.

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