as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
the drunken reveler staggered out the door and promptly puked in the bushes
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Recent Examples of puke
And, like, why isn’t someone puking or smashing stuff or collapsed drunk?
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Matt Thompson, SPIN, 18 Oct. 2024
Indeed, that turn is as awe-inspiringly tasteless as anything that's ever been puked onto a screen.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The encounter is interrupted when Sloane runs to the bathroom and pukes all over the floor — a bad oyster.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2024
Also the cat never pukes on the hardwoods, only the rugs.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 3 June 2024
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Matt Thompson, SPIN, 18 Oct. 2024
Indeed, that turn is as awe-inspiringly tasteless as anything that's ever been puked onto a screen.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The encounter is interrupted when Sloane runs to the bathroom and pukes all over the floor — a bad oyster.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2024
Also the cat never pukes on the hardwoods, only the rugs.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 3 June 2024
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“Puke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puke. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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