kerchoo

Sound prompting blessings

Kerchoo is a playful or cartoonish representation of a sneeze, used in comic strips, children's books, and casual writing.

It captures the explosive sound of sneezing more whimsically than the standard achoo: Kerchoo! She grabbed a tissue just in time.

sneeze

gesundheit

Borrowed German sneeze blessing

handkerchief · sniffle · nasal · reflex · spray · expel · mucus · nose · respiratory · photic

cold

flu

Contagious respiratory illness

runny nose · cough · fever · chills · infection · contagious · symptoms · tissue · under the weather · head cold

allergy

hay fever

Allergic rhinitis from pollen

dust mites · pet dander · allergist · rhinitis · sinusitis · allergen · sniffles · itchy eyes · congestion · seasonal

onomatopoeia

atishoo

Sneezing exclamation

  • bangSudden loud noise
  • popFizzy drink, regionally
  • whooshRushing air sound

splat · boom · crash · honk · cough · hack · snort · sniffle · wheeze

Categories
Opposites
type of bodily sound/expulsion

kerchoocough

Explosive airway clearing

ahem · gasp · hack · inhale · hiccup

Family

achoo, atchoo

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G