cherch

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verb

To scrounge, to obtain in an unintended fashion, to scrape together.

OriginFrench chercher →
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Meanings

verbcherch (third-person singular simple present cherches, present participle cherching, simple past and past participle cherched)

present singular third person cherches · participle present cherching · participle past cherched · past cherched

  1. USWorld War IslanggovernmentTo scrounge, to obtain in an unintended fashion, to scrape together.

Origin

  1. Frenchchercher
  2. Englishcherch

Borrowed from French chercher.

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APA

cherch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherch

MLA

“cherch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cherch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherch.

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