chuck

I. n

a term of endearment literally meaning chicken in northern English speech. It was originally a rural dialect term imitat-ing the sound of clucking (chook in modern Australian English).

II. vb

1.

to vomit. A moderately respectable euphemism probably abbreviated from the more common chuck up.

2.

to throw out; specifically in police and underworld jargon to reject (an appeal), dismiss (a case) or acquit (a defendant)

3.

British

to stop, desist. In this sense the word has been used particularly in work-ing-class slang of the north of England.

► 'Chuck hassling me, will ya!' (Your Cheating Heart, British TV drama, 1990)

4.

to eat excessively. In this case the verb is synonymous with 'chuck out' or pig out.

5.

to fuck. The variant form is used euphemistically as an exclamation or intensifier.

► 'They say it is, is it chuck!' (Gary Crowley, The Beat, British TV music programme, 25 October 1993)

6.

South African

to leave, hurry away Let's chuck.