ralph
verb (used without object)
to vomit.
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ralph
1 American
[ralf]
/ rælf /
verb (used without object)
Slang.
Ralph
2
American
[ralf, reyf, rahf, rahlf]
/ rælf, reɪf, rɑf, rɑlf /
noun
Etymology
Origin of ralph
First recorded in 1965–70; apparently of expressive origin
Example Sentences
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Father Dowling is based on a character from American author Ralph McInerny’s mystery novels that borrowed elements from Father Brown, the O.G. of this TV subgenre.
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026
Jack, Ralph, Simon and Piggy are products of their time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Volunteer and Farnham resident Libby Ralph remembers seeing water voles in the 1980s.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
When Thoreau set out for his first of his three chronicled trips to Cape Cod in 1849, he was a virtually unknown hanger-on to America’s foremost public intellectual, Ralph Waldo Emerson.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Ralph had naturally concluded that because a school started, it must also move like a car.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
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