puke

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verb (used with or without object),puked, puk·ing.
  1. to vomit.

noun
  1. vomit.

    • any food or drink that is repulsive.

    • anything or anyone that is contemptible or worthless.

Origin of puke

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; perhaps imitative of the sound

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How to use puke in a sentence

  • All white they were, but half puke, Raoul thought, feeling his disdain for the man who stood slumped before him.

    Shaman | Robert Shea
  • Raoul heard the puke suck in a deep breath through his missing front teeth.

    Shaman | Robert Shea
  • With that Count puke consented to hear her sing; and when she sang he, too, was moved to tears.

    Garcia the Centenarian And His Times | M. Sterling Mackinlay
  • Then they departed, and the ægis of a holy place invests for posterity Te puke Tapu.

    Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) | William Delisle Hay
  • It would be a pity if utilitarian axe and fire were to spoil the beauty of Te puke Tapu.

    Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) | William Delisle Hay

British Dictionary definitions for puke

puke

/ (pjuːk) slang /


verb
  1. to vomit

noun
  1. the act of vomiting

  2. the matter vomited

Origin of puke

1
C16: probably of imitative origin; compare German spucken to spit

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