Phrase guide

hurry-furry merger

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌhʌ.ɹi ˈfɜː.ɹi ˌmɜː.dʒə/
  • British, Southern, Standard: [ˌhʌɹɪj ˈfəːɹɪj ˌməːdʒə]
  • /ˌhʌ.ɹi ˈfɛ.ɹi ˌmɛɹ.dʒɚ/ without the hurry–furry merger
  • /ˌhɛ.ɹi ˈfɛ.ɹi ˌmɛɹ.dʒɚ/ hurry–furry merger
  • Northern-England: /ˌhʊ.ɹi ˈfɜː.ɹi ˌmɜː.dʒə/
  • /ˌhʊ.ɹi ˈfeː.ɹi ˌmeː.dʒə/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
  • /ˌhʊ.ɹi ˈfɛː.ɹi ˌmɛː.dʒə/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
  • Scotland: /ˌhʌ.ɹe ˈfʌː.ɹe ˌmɛɹ.dʒəɹ/
  • Australian: /ˌhɐ.ɹi ˈfɜː.ɹi ˌmɜː.dʒə/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌhɐ.ɹi ˈføː.ɹi ˌmøː.dʒə/

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noun

Meaning 1

A phonemic merger where the vowels in hut and fur are pronounced identically before /ɹ/, making the words hurry and furry rhyme.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

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