dunch

verb

1. (Geordie)To knock against; to hit, punch
2. (Geordie)To crash into; to bump into.
3. (Scotland)To gore with the horns, as a bull.
4. (British)To push, jog, or nudge, especially with the elbow.

noun

1. (dialectal)A push; knock; bump.

   “And just at the same time the tide caught the brig, and threw the wind out of her sails. She came round into the wind like a top, and the next moment struck the reef with such a dunch as threw us all flat upon the deck, and came near to shake Mr. Riach from his place upon the mast.”

2. A fat hit from a claggy lie.
3. (informal, rare)A leisurely meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually instead of lunch or dinner.

   “I have a lunchtime meeting tomorrow, so let's have dunch together instead.”

name

1. A surname.