Chuck

See also: chuck

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʌk/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Homophone: chuck
• Rhymes: -ʌk

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Chuck (plural Chucks)

1. A form of the male given name Charles, of mostly American usage.
   • 2015 May 12, Alexandra Jaffe, “First on CNN: New Rove-linked group spends $2M to boost GOP incumbents”, in CNN‎:

     The digital ads open over a shot of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer, the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, while a narrator declares: “For years, it paralyzed Washington: Partisan political dysfunction.”

Derived terms

• Chuck Cunningham syndrome

Translations

form of the male given name Charles

Bulgarian: Чък m (Čǎk) Greek: Τσακ (Tsak) (transliteration from English)

Noun

Chuck (plural Chucks)

1. (informal, usually in the plural) a Chuck Taylor All-Stars shoe.
   • 2014, “Uptown Funk”, performed by Mark Ronson:

     Got Chucks on with Saint Laurent / Gotta kiss myself, I'm so pretty

Translations

shoe

Finnish: koriskenkä

Etymology 2

Shortening of Edmonchuk. So named because of the large Ukrainian population; -чук (-čuk) is common suffix in Ukrainian surnames.

Proper noun

Chuck

1. (Canada, slang) The city of Edmonton.