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Puke vs Barf - What's the difference?

puke | barf |

Barf is a synonym of puke.



As nouns the difference between puke and barf

is that puke is vomit while barf is vomit.

As verbs the difference between puke and barf

is that puke is to vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach while barf is to vomit.

As an adjective puke

is a fine grade of woolen cloth.

puke

English

Etymology 1

1581, first mention is the derivative . More at (l).

Noun

  • (uncountable) vomit.
  • * 2007', '''', The Guardian Science blog, "The latest in the war on terror: the ' puke saber"
    • the puke saber [...] pulses light over rapidly changing wavelengths, apparently inducing "disorientation, nausea and even vomiting"
  • (countable) A drug that induces vomiting.
  • (countable) A worthless, despicable person.
    • Synonyms
    * See * (person) rotter

    Verb

    (puk)
  • (transitive, and, intransitive) To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.
  • * 1599 ,
    • At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms
    Synonyms
    * See
    Derived terms
    * puker

    Etymology 2

    (en)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • A fine grade of woolen cloth
    • 1599 ,
  • :* Puke -stocking caddis garter
  • A very dark, dull, brownish-red color.

    • References

    * wollencloth: Word Detective * The Universal Dictionary of English, 1896, 4 vols: "Of a dark colour, said to be between black and russet." ----

    barf

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (US, colloquial) vomit

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (US, colloquial) To vomit.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Anagrams

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