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hurry-furry merger en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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

Meanings

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