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puke

[ pyook ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with or without object)

, puked, puk·ing.

vomit.
1. any food or drink that is repulsive.
2. anything or anyone that is contemptible or worthless.

puke

/ pjuːk /

Origin of puke¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; perhaps imitative of the sound

Origin of puke¹

C16: probably of imitative origin; compare German spucken to spit

All white they were, but half Puke, Raoul thought, feeling his disdain for the man who stood slumped before him.

Raoul heard the Puke suck in a deep breath through his missing front teeth.

With that Count Puke consented to hear her sing; and when she sang he, too, was moved to tears.

Then they departed, and the ægis of a holy place invests for posterity Te Puke Tapu.

It would be a pity if utilitarian axe and fire were to spoil the beauty of Te Puke Tapu.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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