noun / verb

barf

BARF/bˈɑrf/

Stomach contents brought up through the mouth, or the act of bringing them up.

The woman barfs into a bucket.

A woman bent over a plain bucket, visibly vomiting a small stream of stomach contents into it.
Etymology

Barf is American English slang for vomiting or retching, probably formed in imitation of the sound. The evidence supplies no older word behind it.

In context

LADbible Stories18:53
the grossest thing I can think of that I learned from my time there is hemisected penis, cut in half. It just, ugh, it just still makes me wanna barf.
Are You Scared Of Death? Mortician Answers Your Questions | LADbible Stories

More examples

  • He barfed after the ride.
  • There was barf on the floor.
  • She feels as if she might barf.

Forms

barf · barfs · barfed · barfing

Similar words

vomit
The standard neutral term.
puke
Another informal term.