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dunch.

To knock against; to hit, punch

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dʌnt͡ʃ/
  1. To knock against; to hit, punch

    Geordie
  2. To crash into; to bump into.

    Geordie
  3. To gore with the horns, as a bull.

    Scotland
  4. To push, jog, or nudge, especially with the elbow.

    UK
Where this word comes from

From Middle English dunchen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from the noun (see below); or of North Germanic origin, related to Old Swedish diunga (“to hit, knock”), dialectal Swedish dunka (“to beat”); or from Middle English dengen, from Old English denġan, denċġan (“to knock, ding”), from Proto-Germanic *dangijaną (“to bang, knock”). Compare English dinge.

noun/dʌnt͡ʃ/
  1. A push; knock; bump.

    dialectal
  2. A fat hit from a claggy lie.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English dunche, perhaps from Old English *dynċ, from Proto-Germanic *dunkiz. Compare Old Norse dykr, dynkr (“a crashing noise”), Danish dunk (“a blow”), Swedish dunk (“a thump, clap”), Norwegian dunk (“a knock, bump”).

noun/dʌnt͡ʃ/
  1. A leisurely meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually instead of lunch or dinner.

    informal · rare
    I have a lunchtime meeting tomorrow, so let's have dunch together instead.
Where this word comes from

Blend of dinner + lunch, probably in imitation of brunch.

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