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puke
[ pyook ]
verb (used with or without object)
, puked, puk·ing.
- to vomit.
noun
- vomit.
- any food or drink that is repulsive.
- anything or anyone that is contemptible or worthless.
puke
/ pjuːk /
verb
- to vomit
noun
- the act of vomiting
- the matter vomited
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Word History and Origins
Origin of puke1
First recorded in 1590–1600; perhaps imitative of the sound
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Word History and Origins
Origin of puke1
C16: probably of imitative origin; compare German spucken to spit
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Example Sentences
All white they were, but half Puke, Raoul thought, feeling his disdain for the man who stood slumped before him.
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Raoul heard the Puke suck in a deep breath through his missing front teeth.
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With that Count Puke consented to hear her sing; and when she sang he, too, was moved to tears.
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Then they departed, and the ægis of a holy place invests for posterity Te Puke Tapu.
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It would be a pity if utilitarian axe and fire were to spoil the beauty of Te Puke Tapu.
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