cha
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9.9
- noun
- /tʃɑ/
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cha
- As the fireworks exploded, they made a series of sharp cha sounds that lit up the night.
And I'm watching these guys like the sound cha cha loud.
- And I'm watching these guys like the sound cha cha loud.
- Dude, a diadoodle cha cha boom.
- Even after all that cha cha cha, we still came out of swimming holes shivering our hearts out.
Examples
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Even after all that cha cha cha, we still came out of swimming holes shivering our hearts out.
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Dude, a diadoodle cha cha boom.
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Is cha a cha sound at the beginning of a word like church.
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Happy birthday to you, cha cha cha.
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Happy birthday to you, cha cha cha.
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Cha cha cha cha cha, so good.
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And I'm watching these guys like the sound cha cha loud.
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So somebody suspects foul play and goes through this ha cha dance of hiring me, of staying anonymous.
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Trevor, I say cha, you say ching cha cha.
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The teacher made a quick cha sound to get the students' attention.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cha as a quick sound comes from copying the noise itself, like other sound words such as snap or clap, so writers use cha to show a 'short, sharp sound'.