pukey

or puky

[pyoo-kee] /ˈpyu ki/ Slang.

Word Origin

adjective, pukier, pukiest.

on the verge of vomiting; nauseated.

disgusting; repellent.

Origin of pukey

1860-1865

First recorded in 1860-65; puke + -y¹

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Historical Examples

As for me, I swallow the puky food and haul on the ropes and jump to Marsh's orders because I wish to live, no other reason.

Wilderness of Spring Edgar Pangborn

Slang definitions & phrases for puky

puky

adjective

Nasty; inferior; disgusting: It's a pukey sort of ballad (1965+)

The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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