upchuck

[uhp-chuhk]

verb (used with or without object)

Informal.

1. to vomit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of upchuck¹

First recorded in 1920–25; up- + chuck ¹

Example Sentences

But what happens when one of your articles goes viral — not for its content but rather for how an AI doohickey swallowed up what you wrote and upchucked a controversial summation?

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Jennings wrote in a Los Angeles Times opinion piece Friday that he “nearly upchucked a time or two” riding “the Republican Party’s roller coaster” with Trump.

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Greene’s first upchuck came June 19 at Pittsburgh, and he attributed it to drinking too much water before the outing, during which he chucked six scoreless innings.

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He fumbled with his wallet and stared at his silver credit card like he was going to upchuck.

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And I was sort of getting seasick, so it was a relief to have this fun moment before, you know … I upchucked.

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Related Words

• breathe 
• exhale 
• groan 
• huff 
• puff 
• spew 
• vomit