pukey

American  

[pyoo-kee] / ˈpju ki /

Or puky

adjective

pukier, pukiest

1. on the verge of vomiting; nauseated.

2. disgusting; repellent.

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Etymology

Origin of pukey

First recorded in 1860–65; puke + -y ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

pukey

“I get really pukey before the matches,” White said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2023

And as every kid with a multi-pack of Play-Doh learned early on: If you don’t keep things separate, and instead mix every color in the rainbow together, you get a muddy, pukey, gray-brown.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2016

Mary MacLeod was raised in the little village of Tong, among low-rise garrison-style homes "finished in pukey pebble-dash", as one Lewis writer puts it.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2016

It had been a pretty pukey tour of I can’t remember where but going all Exorcist while running into bowl was a whole new level.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2015

In my most humble opinion, Gregg was a little pukey.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata