verb / noun

puke

PYOOK/pjˈuk/

The expulsion of stomach contents through the mouth.

The young man bends over a bucket and pukes into it.

A young adult man bends over a plain bucket, visibly vomiting into it.

Etymology

The word probably imitates the sound of vomiting rather than combining meaningful roots. Its recorded verbal meaning is the direct physical act of throwing up.

In context

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rotten beans in the in the sink. It smells horrid. I feel like I'm about to puke.

cleaning my dirty pigsty hoarder stink as room

More examples

That sour smell makes me want to puke.
I feel better after a quick puke.
She wipes the puke off the bathroom floor.

Forms

puke · pukes · puked · puking

Similar words

vomit: A more neutral term, common in medical settings.
barf: Equally informal, often used in casual or joking speech.