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puke

[pyook]

verb, puked, puk⋅ing. noun

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–verb (used without object), verb (used with object) Slang.

to vomit.

–noun

vomit.

a.	any food or drink that is repulsive.

b.	anything that is contemptible or worthless.

Origin:
1590–1600; perh. imit.

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puke (pyōōk)

intr. & tr.v. puked, puk·ing, pukes
To vomit.
n.

The act of vomiting.
Vomit.
One regarded as disgusting or contemptible.

[Perhaps imitative.]

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Puke

Puke\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puked; p. pr. & vb. n. Puking.] [Cf. G. spucken to spit, and E. spew.] To eject the contests of the stomach; to vomit; to spew.

The infant Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. --Shak.

Puke

Puke\, v. t. To eject from the stomach; to vomit up.

Puke

Puke\, n. A medicine that causes vomiting; an emetic; a vomit.

Puke

Puke\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.] Of a color supposed to be between black and russet. --Shak.

Note: This color has by some been regarded as the same with puce; but Nares questions the identity.

puke (v.)

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.

Puke

Slang for selling off a losing position even if the loss is substantial.

Investopedia Commentary

The point at which an investor decides to sell regardless of price has been dubbed "the puke point." This follows the theory that successful trading means always cutting your losses and letting your winners ride.

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