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puke

American  
[pyook] / pyuk /

verb (used with or without object)

puked, puking

  1. to vomit.

noun

  1. vomit.

    1. any food or drink that is repulsive.

    2. anything or anyone that is contemptible or worthless.

puke British  
/ pjuːk /

verb

  1. to vomit

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of vomiting

  2. the matter vomited

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

Vocabulary lists containing puke

Excerpt from "Brothers"

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Example Sentences

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But this summer is going to give, let’s puke.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

It’s going to be a long, hot summer for getting COVID, the measles, and milk-borne puke diseases!

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2025

I was telling my caddie Austin that I felt pretty calm coming down the stretch and he said he was about to puke on the 18th tee!

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2024

Cleaning up after the birds is an awful job: “Two to 3 inches of guano, these birds puke a lot, you get your flies, maggots — it makes you gag,” McFadden said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024

I had to swallow back a rush of puke that rose up into the raw soreness in the back of my throat.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

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