ralph

¹

[ralf]

verb (used without object)

Slang.

1. to vomit.

Ralph

²

[ralf, reyf, rahf, rahlf]

noun

1. a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of ralph¹

First recorded in 1965–70; apparently of expressive origin

Example Sentences

Gemini 3’s release should bolster investor confidence,” wrote William Blair analyst Ralph Schackart in a research note.

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"Climate finance is not charity. It is a legal and moral obligation," Vanuatu's climate change minister, Ralph Regenvanu, told the summit Tuesday.

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The Mexican actress Dolores Del Rio stars, opposite a noble but naïve Ralph Forbes, as a chaste maiden propelled by circumstance into a world she’d have been better off not knowing—with Mr. Horne once more adding to the film’s emotional impact.

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LAP co-founder Ralph Hage, who previously worked for Red Bull and investment bank Standard Chartered, told AFP the company is simply offering "fair prices and honest coffee to customers".

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Not long before that, in April 2007, Howie Hubler, perhaps having misgivings about the size of his gamble, had struck a deal with the guy who ran the doomed Bear Stearns hedge funds, Ralph Cioffi.

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