puke

American  

[pyook] / pyuk /

verb (used with or without object)

puked, puking

1. to vomit.

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noun

1. vomit.

2. 1. any food or drink that is repulsive.

   2. anything or anyone that is contemptible or worthless.

puke British  

/ pjuːk /

verb

1. to vomit

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noun

1. the act of vomiting

2. the matter vomited

Usage

What does puke mean? Puke is one of the many informal ways to refer to vomit.

Etymology

Origin of puke

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

Example Sentences

They overlaid effects onto their selfies, transforming their faces into cute dogs and even puking rainbows.

From Los Angeles Times

The sellers are winners taking profits at prices of $90,000-plus, not losers puking at the bottom.

From MarketWatch

“The breadth collapse you saw wasn’t just retail puking or hedge funds panicking. It was multiple systematic flows all hitting the sell button at roughly the same time, each one amplifying the others,” McGraw wrote.

From MarketWatch

To make money on Avant!’s stock, however, he’d probably have to stomach short-term losses, as investors puked up shares in horrified response to negative publicity.

From Literature

“Felt like puking,” wrote one Yelp user in May.

From Los Angeles Times