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vom

American  
[vom] / vɒm /

verb (used with or without object)

Informal.
  1. vomit.


vom British  
/ vɒm /

verb

  1. slang 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

Etymology

Origin of vom

First recorded in 1985–90; by shortening

Example Sentences

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Stephen Bitterolf, founder of the wine’s importer, vom Boden, described winemakers Magali and Noël Bazin as “normal people making really good Champagne.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Mr. Cerha wrote several stage works, of which three — “Baal,” “Der Rattenfänger” and “Der Riese vom Steinfeld” — were produced by the Vienna State Opera.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023

My parents claimed they knew what was best for me, vom.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2022

A sugar-sweet aroma fills the air from vendors selling gingerbread hearts iced with messages in the Bavarian dialect: Grüße vom Oktoberfest.

From Time • Sep. 28, 2015

The Nazi official, Ernst vom Rath, has died.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti