puke

American  

[pyook] / pjuk /

verb (used with or without object)

pukes, present (3rd person singular) puked, past participle, past puking present participle

1. to vomit.

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noun

1. vomit.

2. 1. any food or drink that is repulsive.

   2. anything or anyone that is contemptible or worthless.

puke British  

/ pjuːk /

verb

1. to vomit

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noun

1. the act of vomiting

2. the matter vomited

Usage

What does puke mean? Puke is one of the many informal ways to refer to vomit.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

Participles

• puking
  present
• puked
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• puke
  simple
• pukes
  simple
• have puked
  perfect
• has puked
  perfect
• am puking
  progressive
• are puking
  progressive
• is puking
  progressive
• have been puking
  perfect progressive
• has been puking
  perfect progressive

Past

• puked
  simple
• had puked
  perfect
• was puking
  progressive
• were puking
  progressive
• had been puking
  perfect progressive

Future

• will puke
  simple
• will have puked
  perfect
• will be puking
  progressive
• will have been puking
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of puke

First recorded in 1590–1600; perhaps imitative of the sound