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Puke
01
a person regarded as disgusting, contemptible, or repulsive
Offensive
Slang
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
pukes
What is the origin of the term "puke" and how is it used?
"Puke," meaning vomit, dates back to at least the 16th century and became an insult by metaphor, equating a disliked person with something disgusting or repulsive. This figurative sense appears in modern informal English. It is used in insults or expressions of contempt. The term is derogatory and somewhat vulgar.
Examples
That lying cheat is nothing but a worthless puke.
02
the matter ejected in vomiting
to puke
01
to forcibly expel the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
puke
3rd person singular
pukes
Present participle
puking
Past simple
puked
Past participle
puked
Examples
After eating spoiled food, he had to puke to rid his body of the toxins.
