English Explanatory Dictionary

ralph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To vomit.
noun
  1. A raven.
name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. Fictional person used in references to vomiting.
  4. An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, United States.

Pronunciation

/ɹælf/ en-us-ralph.ogg /ˈɹælf/ [ˈɹʷælf] /ˈɹeɪ̯f/ [ˈɹʷeɪ̯f]

Word forms

ralph ralphs ralphing ralphed rauf rolf Rawle

Etymology

US 1960s, of uncertain origin, apparently derived from a use of the male name Ralph, but perhaps imitative.

Derived words

hang a Ralph Rawlinson Rawson talk to Ralph on the big white telephone
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