ChatGPT: In the word “woodchuck,” what does “chuck” mean?
In the word “woodchuck,” “chuck” is thought to come from the Native American word for the animal, which is a groundhog or whistle-pig. The term itself doesn’t have a specific standalone meaning in English, but it’s often associated with the act of throwing or tossing something. However, in the context of “woodchuck,” it refers specifically to the animal rather than conveying a particular action. The phrase “How much wood would a woodchuck chuck…” plays on the name rather than its literal meaning.
From Wikipedia: A 1957 Associated Press piece refers to the question as “a riddle which beats the Sphinx, since it’s still unanswered”. A more concrete answer was published by the Associated Press in 1988, which reported that a New York fish and wildlife technician named Richard Thomas had calculated the volume of dirt in a typical 25–30-foot (7.6–9.1 m) long woodchuck burrow and had determined that if the woodchuck had moved an equivalent volume of wood, it could move “about 700 pounds (320 kg) on a good day, with the wind at his back”. Another study, which considered “chuck” to be the opposite of upchucking, determined that a woodchuck could ingest 362 cm3 (22 cu in) of wood per day.
C about 4 hours ago
Now we’ll have an answer according to MIT
Leroy about 4 hours ago
ChatGPT: In the word “woodchuck,” what does “chuck” mean?
In the word “woodchuck,” “chuck” is thought to come from the Native American word for the animal, which is a groundhog or whistle-pig. The term itself doesn’t have a specific standalone meaning in English, but it’s often associated with the act of throwing or tossing something. However, in the context of “woodchuck,” it refers specifically to the animal rather than conveying a particular action. The phrase “How much wood would a woodchuck chuck…” plays on the name rather than its literal meaning.
That thing is pretty amazing sometimes!
oldpine52 about 4 hours ago
The important thing isn’t how much he could chuck, but rather how much he would chuck.
AllishaDawn about 4 hours ago
“A woodchuck would chuck all the wood he could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.”
Yakety Sax about 3 hours ago
From Wikipedia: A 1957 Associated Press piece refers to the question as “a riddle which beats the Sphinx, since it’s still unanswered”. A more concrete answer was published by the Associated Press in 1988, which reported that a New York fish and wildlife technician named Richard Thomas had calculated the volume of dirt in a typical 25–30-foot (7.6–9.1 m) long woodchuck burrow and had determined that if the woodchuck had moved an equivalent volume of wood, it could move “about 700 pounds (320 kg) on a good day, with the wind at his back”. Another study, which considered “chuck” to be the opposite of upchucking, determined that a woodchuck could ingest 362 cm3 (22 cu in) of wood per day.
BigBoy about 3 hours ago
The real question is would a wood chuck, chuck wood. Here’s a report from national news reporter… yup, you guessed it… Chuck Wood
Farside99 about 2 hours ago
Was that with or without “Skinner Box” assists?
Dobie Premium Member 33 minutes ago
Buck chucked wood like a Woodchuck could when Woodchuck Buck chucked wood!
Buck’s in the lead at 2.3, so thank you MIT!
(I don’t see Bleeb, but it appears that Dalcon is about to get bonked by some wood that Buck chucked!)