PUKE

rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git

(noun) a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; “only a rotter would do that”; “kill the rat”; “throw the bum out”; “you cowardly little pukes!”; “the British call a contemptible person a ‘git’”

vomit, vomitus, puke, barf

(noun) the matter ejected in vomiting

vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up

(verb) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; “After drinking too much, the students vomited”; “He purged continuously”; “The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

puke (countable and uncountable, plural pukes)

(colloquial, uncountable) vomit.

(colloquial, countable) A drug that induces vomiting.

(colloquial, countable) A worthless, despicable person.

(US, slang, derogatory, countable) A person from Missouri.

Synonyms

• See vomit

• (person) rotter

Verb

puke (third-person singular simple present pukes, present participle puking, simple past and past participle puked)

(colloquial, ambitransitive) To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.

(intransitive, finance, slang) To sell securities or investments at a loss, often under duress or pressure, in order to satisfy liquidity or margin requirements, or out of a desire to exit a deteriorating market.

Synonyms

• See regurgitate

Etymology 2

Adjective

puke (not comparable)

A fine grade of woolen cloth.

A very dark, dull, brownish-red color.

Source: Wiktionary


Puke, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puked; p. pr. & vb. n. Puking.] Etym: [Cf. G. spucken to spit, and E. spew.]

Definition: To eject the contests of the stomach; to vomit; to spew. The infant Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. Shak.

Puke, v. t.

Definition: To eject from the stomach; to vomit up.

Puke, n.

Definition: A medicine that causes vomiting; an emetic; a vomit.

Puke, a. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]

Definition: Of a color supposed to be between black and russet. Shak.

Note: This color has by some been regarded as the same with puce; but Nares questions the identity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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