CHORTLE

PRONUNCIATION: (CHOR-tuhl)

MEANING: noun: A joyful laugh.
verb tr., intr.: To laugh in a joyful manner.

ETYMOLOGY: Coined by Lewis Carroll in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass. A blend of chuckle + snort.
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CHARTLE - a map insert

CHORTILE - 25% of all singing groups

CHOSTLE - to shove people aside rudely as you make your way through a crowd in Red Square, Moscow


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