Meaning & use

Barf

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To vomit (used informally); as a noun, vomit.

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The roller coaster was so intense that a few riders started to barf.

There's a puddle of barf on the sidewalk outside the bar.

A note on using this word

An American informal coinage dating to the mid-20th century, thought to be imitative of the sound of retching.

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vomitthrow uppuke

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