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chur¹

  • /t͡ʃɜː/ Australia, UK
  • /t͡ʃɝ/ US
  • /t͡ʃʌr/ Scotland
  • /t͡ʃøː/ New Zealand
  • /t͡ʃɜ˧˥/ Hong Kong
  • /t͡ʃeː/
  • /t͡ʃɛː/

Sounds like churr, chirr (fern–fir–fur merger), chair (fair–fur merger) · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ), -ʌr

Where it comes from

Modified from cheers.

interjection

  1. New Zealand, informal A strong voicing of agreement, approval, or thanks: awesome!, cheers!, ta!, thanks!. "Chur," Sir Howard [Morrison] hooted. "Chur doy, chur", which, translated, means something along the lines of: "Well done, mate".

    Similar: thank you

  2. New Zealand, informal A parting salutation: bye, see you later. Never a dull moment much love to you axe as well. Chur my cuz. [On hearing of the death of Norm Berryman.]

    Similar: goodbye

chur²

  • /t͡ʃɜː/ Australia, UK
  • /t͡ʃɝ/ US
  • /t͡ʃʌr/ Scotland
  • /t͡ʃøː/ New Zealand
  • /t͡ʃɜ˧˥/ Hong Kong
  • /t͡ʃeː/
  • /t͡ʃɛː/

Sounds like churr, chirr (fern–fir–fur merger), chair (fair–fur merger) · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ), -ʌr

Where it comes from

From Hindustani چر / चर (car, “ford; island, shoal”).

noun churs

  1. India, New Zealand, dated, informal An island or shoal in a river. 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

chur³

  • /t͡ʃɜː/ Australia, UK
  • /t͡ʃɝ/ US
  • /t͡ʃʌr/ Scotland
  • /t͡ʃøː/ New Zealand
  • /t͡ʃɜ˧˥/ Hong Kong
  • /t͡ʃeː/
  • /t͡ʃɛː/

Sounds like churr, chirr (fern–fir–fur merger), chair (fair–fur merger) · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ), -ʌr

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Cantonese chur (coe²).

adjective

  1. Hong Kong, New Zealand, informal Overwhelming; demanding; intense.

Opposite: hea

verb

  1. Hong Kong, New Zealand, informal To do something overwhelming, demanding, or intense.

Chur⁴

  • /kuːɹ/ UK

proper noun

  1. A town, the capital of Graubünden canton, Switzerland.

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adjective

Opposite: hea

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name Swiss town

FrançaisCoire
DeutschChur
ItalianoCoira

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"chur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chur. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chur. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chur

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@misc{chur_2026,
  title = {chur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}