barf

[ bahrf ]
See synonyms for barf on Thesaurus.com
verb, nounSlang.

Origin of barf

1
First recorded in 1955–60; expressive word of uncertain origin

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for barf

barf

/ (bɑːf) slang /


verb(tr)
  1. to vomit

noun
  1. the act of vomiting

  2. the matter ejected in vomiting

Origin of barf

1
C20: probably of imitative origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012