barf
Americanverb
verb
noun
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the act of vomiting
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the matter ejected in vomiting
Etymology
Origin of barf
First recorded in 1955–60; expressive word of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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In many ways, she says, it’s “the crummiest job in the world,” replete with “blood, barf and bodily fluids,” and subservient to doctors.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022
“Some barf bags are no more than a baggie with a twist tie, while other sickbags could win international design competitions. Are they art? I think so.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2022
The barf bags and spit cups, the sponge pops and no-slip socks, the folding canes that give way to tennis-ball-padded walkers and then wheelchairs: It’s a singular category of horror and she nails it.
From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2022
Or like I can’t imagine not experiencing — and don’t barf — but not experiencing the Scholastic Book Fair.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2022
He’d known that the quarantine would end, and not that he wanted anyone to barf, but he had secretly wished the lockdown would go on a few more days.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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