"chu" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: From the Japanese ちゅっ (chu', onomatopoeia). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|ちゅっ|pos=onomatopoeia|tr=chu'}} Japanese ちゅっ (chu', onomatopoeia) Head templates: {{en-interj}} chu
  1. (anime and manga fandom slang) The sound of a kiss. Tags: slang Related terms: mwah, smooch
    Sense id: en-chu-en-intj-bp9atx-R Categories (other): English onomatopoeias Topics: anime, broadcasting, film, manga, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of you, especially when preceded by a t sound. Etymology templates: {{pronunciation spelling of|en|you|nodot=1}} Pronunciation spelling of you Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} chu, {{en-pronoun}} chu
  1. (slang, nonstandard) You. Tags: nonstandard, slang Synonyms: cha
    Sense id: en-chu-en-pron-TIgk9r4d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns, English pronunciation spellings, Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 7 93 Disambiguation of English pronunciation spellings: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 3 35 7 9 6 6 6 6 13 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 49 5 7 5 5 5 5 11 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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