English Explanatory Dictionary

puke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. vomit.
  2. A drug that induces vomiting.
  3. A worthless, despicable person.
  4. A person from Missouri.
verb
  1. To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.
  2. 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.
noun
  1. A fine grade of woolen cloth.
  2. A very dark, dull, brownish-red color.

Pronunciation

pyo͞ok /pjuːk/ En-us-puke.ogg

Word forms

puke pukes puking puked

Etymology

Probably imitative; or, alternatively related to Proto-Germanic *pukaną (“to spit, puff”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). If so, then related to German pfauchen, fauchen (“to hiss, spit”), Dutch spugen (“to spit, spit up”), German spucken (“to spit, puke, throw up”), and Old English spīwan (“to vomit, spit”). More at spew. Attested as early as 1581, first mention is the derivative pukishness (“the tendency to be sick frequently”). In 1600, "to spit up, regurgitate", recorded in the Seven Ages of Man speech in Shakespeare's As You Like It.

Synonyms

vomit rotter regurgitate barf spew throw up spew up

Derived words

fairy puke pukeball pukeface pukefest puke for brains pukehole pukestain puketastic pukewad pukeweed pukeworthy pukey pukish Pukistani unicorn puke choke and puke puke one's brains out puke one's guts out puke one's ring puker puke up

Translations

Sicilian: cessu Sicilian: merda Spanish: mierda Spanish: basca
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