as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
the movie's in-your-face violence made us want to barf
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Recent Examples of barf
Tell your dog to barf on my shoes.
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Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2026
Meza barfed during a kickoff, then strapped his helmet on and jogged onto the field to play defensive line, not missing a down.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
Rudd can do it all: make a beard out of tape, help someone distract Kang, and barf.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Even when we were lost and confused, pelted by deadly rain, stomped by dragons, and barfed on by evil worms, Elden Ring Nightreign was thrilling.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
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Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2026
Meza barfed during a kickoff, then strapped his helmet on and jogged onto the field to play defensive line, not missing a down.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
Rudd can do it all: make a beard out of tape, help someone distract Kang, and barf.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Even when we were lost and confused, pelted by deadly rain, stomped by dragons, and barfed on by evil worms, Elden Ring Nightreign was thrilling.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barf
vomit
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Worrisome symptoms that warrant a call to a doctor include dizziness, ongoing diarrhea with a fever over 102 degrees and an inability to keep liquids down without vomiting.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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Research shows that 81 percent of mountaineers experience nausea and/or vomiting as a result.—
Brad Stulberg,
Outside,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Barf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barf. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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