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puke

[pyook]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

puked, puking

vomit.
1. any food or drink that is repulsive.
2. anything or anyone that is contemptible or worthless.

puke

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Origin of puke¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; perhaps imitative of the sound

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Origin of puke¹

C16: probably of imitative origin; compare German spucken to spit

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But this summer is going to give, let’s puke.

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No, it wasn’t the sound of distorted guitars, punk rockers puking or Nazis getting punched in the face.

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“I think I’m going to puke,” he said, hand on his stomach.

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“Now I’m so respectable, I could puke,” he said.

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She thought she might have food poisoning or maybe was experiencing an anxiety-induced panic attack that would “cause me to puke.”

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What does puke mean?

Puke is one of the many informal ways to refer to vomit.

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