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Puke
is always a great word to know.
So is hosing. Does it mean:
| an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated; an instance of being attacked or defeated decisively |
| excessive absorption in self-analysis or focus on a single issue |
Origin:
1590–1600; perhaps imitative
1590–1600; perhaps imitative
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Word Origin & History
puke
1600, probably of imitative origin (cf. Ger. spucken "to spit," L. spuere); first recorded in the "Seven Ages of Man" speech in Shakespeare's "As You Like It." The noun meaning "material thrown up in vomiting" is from 1961.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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