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puke

[pyook]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with or without object)

puked, puking

vomit.
1. any food or drink that is repulsive.
2. anything or anyone that is contemptible or worthless.

puke

/ pjuːk /

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Origin of puke¹

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

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Origin of puke¹

C16: probably of imitative origin; compare German spucken to spit

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“Felt like puking,” wrote one Yelp user in May.

But this summer is going to give, let’s puke.

No, it wasn’t the sound of distorted guitars, punk rockers puking or Nazis getting punched in the face.

“I think I’m going to puke,” he said, hand on his stomach.

“Now I’m so respectable, I could puke,” he said.

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What does puke mean?

Puke is one of the many informal ways to refer to vomit.

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