chur
/t͡ʃɜː/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.17 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
A strong voicing of agreement, approval, or thanks: awesome!, cheers!, ta!, thanks!.
New Zealand usage; Informal
name
A town, the capital of Graubünden canton, Switzerland.
Example Sentences
- ""Chur," Sir Howard [Morrison] hooted. "Chur doy, chur", which, translated, means something along the lines of: "Well done, mate"."
- "K[evin] L[ambert]: Got 2 mates; dum as fuk; do nethin 4 me; can drive truks; fly planes, got kidz 2. / T[uhoe] L[ambert]: Cher cuz. Da dumber da better."
- "Meanwhile, on the crap-to-chur scale, Tron [i.e., Hamilton, New Zealand] weather is explained without any need for isobars or weather systems – who knew rain and snow down south was so simple?"
- "Does Mr [Peter] Thiel (chur, bro, by the way!) gain citizenship because the minister judged it “in the public interest because of exceptional circumstances of a humanitarian or other nature relating to the applicant”?"
- "[Stan] Walker's closing address is probably closer to the show's reality: "More whānau … chur!""
- "If someone’s made me some food, and it tastes really nice, when someone puts it in front of me, I’d say ‘Oh chur’. […] You always say it with a smile on your face. Every time you hear it, it pretty much gives you a smile, so, chur."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: chur
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /t͡ʃɜː/
- British English: /t͡ʃɜː/