Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive & transitive verb To vomit.
- noun The act of vomiting.
- noun Vomit.
- noun One regarded as disgusting or contemptible.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of a dark color, said to be reddish brown.
- noun A dark color between russet and black; puce.
- To vomit; eject the contents of the stomach.
- To sicken; be overcome with loathing.
- To vomit; throw up; eject from the stomach: generally with up.
- To cause to puke or vomit.
- noun Vomit; a vomiting; that which is vomited.
- noun An emetic.
- noun A disgusting person.
- noun [capitalized] An inhabitant of the State of Missouri.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A medicine that causes vomiting; an emetic; a vomit.
- transitive verb To eject from the stomach; to vomit up.
- intransitive verb To eject the contests of the stomach; to vomit; to spew.
- adjective Of a color supposed to be between black and russet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective A fine grade of woolen cloth
- adjective A very dark, dull, brownish-red color.
- noun uncountable
vomit . - noun countable A
drug thatinduces vomiting. - noun countable A
worthless ,despicable person. - verb transitive and intransitive To
vomit ; tothrow up ; toeject from thestomach .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
- noun the matter ejected in vomiting
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I think the deckhand spent more time hosing puke from the deck than baiting hooks and removing fish.
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I think the deckhand spent more time hosing puke from the deck than baiting hooks and removing fish.
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Bozo The Neoclown says: all of a sudden mr puke is concerned with the constitution. hey skidmark, where were you when 43 was declaring “war” on iraq, a power clearly not granted to him in the constitution. guess they skipped that article in your correspondence law course
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Because, you infantile maggot, just like you this lying puke is making extravagant claims about his qualifications and abilities that do not stand up to even the most casual examination.
Think Progress » Sarah Palin calls global warming studies ‘snake oil science.’ 2010
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Speaking of the ursine ... above is a cammo jacket worn until last week by a Green Bay Wisconsin puke named Karczewski.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Bozo The Neoclown says: because we all know mr. puke is soooooooo worldy and well travelled …
Think Progress » Beck: ‘African-American is a bogus, PC, made-up term. I mean, that’s not a race.’ 2010
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Now Marge Hibbin, the only time that you will puke is when you look at your flippin face in the mirror.
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How I managed to NOT pass out and/or puke is beyond me.
Why Does It Have to Require So Much Thought? | Her Bad Mother 2008
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I'll bet River Rats left one that Rhodes went to a local drinking establishment, had a pail of oats and a bottle of Smirnoff, or whatever horses drink, left the bar after striking out for the zillionth time, was so wasted that she fell down (ten or twenty times), smashed her horse face and woke up the next day covered in puke, a saddle, while three midgets performed a root canal on her.
Archive 2007-10-01 2007
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What really makes me puke is our PM John Coward is emulating Shrubarian policy ….
Think Progress » Year in Review: What’s Happened Since Bush’s Reelection 2005
bilby commented on the word puke
A city in Albania.
January 1, 2008
yarb commented on the word puke
'He carried her into the Ladies' Lavatory intending to make her puke up the offending drug. She could not be made to vomit.'
- Peter Reading, C, 1984
August 2, 2008
yarb commented on the word puke
Citation on mewl.
September 18, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word puke
Infelicitous term used by moonshiners in the Blue Ridge to describe the boiling over of a still.
August 26, 2009
tbtabby commented on the word puke
As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 7:
"Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms."
September 2, 2009
vendingmachine commented on the word puke
In 16th century England, puke was the name of a high quality woolen fabric, which was typically a dull, dark brown color. (The color has no connection with vomit.)
June 22, 2015
yarb commented on the word puke
"...he flew into another apartment, where Pickle found him puking and crossing himself with great devotion..."
— Smollett, Peregrine Pickle
March 1, 2022