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  • noun Plural form of nunchuck, an alternative form of nunchaku.

Etymologies

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From Japanese nunchaku; in Japanese a u at the end of a word is not pronounced. Therefore, when English speakers heard nunchaku, it became nunchak, and in the written form familiarized to nunchuck.

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  • There is no mention of these in FEMA's Emergency Plan.

    May 28, 2008

  • As far as FEMA is concerned, they're nonechucks.

    May 28, 2008