Barf
verb
To vomit or to throw up.
After a wild roller coaster ride, I felt like I was going to barf.
Often appears as...
- barf up
- barf out
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
Something disgusting or displeasing.
His taste in music is total barf.
Often appears as...
- barf bag
- barf face
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
interjection
An expression of disgust or repulsion.
Barf! I can't believe you ate that whole thing.
Often appears as...
- oh barf
- barf it out
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To vomit or to throw up.
After a wild roller coaster ride, I felt like I was going to barf.
Often appears as...
- barf up
- barf out
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
Something disgusting or displeasing.
His taste in music is total barf.
Often appears as...
- barf bag
- barf face
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
interjection
An expression of disgust or repulsion.
Barf! I can't believe you ate that whole thing.
Often appears as...
- oh barf
- barf it out
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Usage
Use 'barf' in casual situations or with friends, not in formal contexts.
I can't eat anymore, or I'll barf.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Reaction
'Barf' specifically describes the act of vomiting, usually suddenly and violently.
The turbulent flight made half the passengers barf.
Pro Tip 3/3Humor or Sarcasm
Sometimes 'barf' is used humorously or sarcastically to exaggerate discomfort.
If I have to hear that song again, I'm gonna barf.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Usage
Use 'barf' in casual situations or with friends, not in formal contexts.
I can't eat anymore, or I'll barf.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Reaction
'Barf' specifically describes the act of vomiting, usually suddenly and violently.
The turbulent flight made half the passengers barf.
Pro Tip 3/3Humor or Sarcasm
Sometimes 'barf' is used humorously or sarcastically to exaggerate discomfort.
If I have to hear that song again, I'm gonna barf.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Usage
Use 'barf' in casual situations or with friends, not in formal contexts.
I can't eat anymore, or I'll barf.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Reaction
'Barf' specifically describes the act of vomiting, usually suddenly and violently.
The turbulent flight made half the passengers barf.
Pro Tip 3/3Humor or Sarcasm
Sometimes 'barf' is used humorously or sarcastically to exaggerate discomfort.
If I have to hear that song again, I'm gonna barf.
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Why you should love...
We did things like, we swabbed surfaces around our classroom and cultured the bacteria we'd collected, and we dissected owl pellets, which are these balls of material that are undigested that owls barf up,
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Sounds That Make You Go...
starts on my back and it just works its way up like this and then he comes up here and then it's on my head I hate it yeah yeah I'm like that's okay it sounds like something up when I heard the barf
Video examples
Why you should love...
We did things like, we swabbed surfaces around our classroom and cultured the bacteria we'd collected, and we dissected owl pellets, which are these balls of material that are undigested that owls barf up,
Video examples
Sounds That Make You Go...
starts on my back and it just works its way up like this and then he comes up here and then it's on my head I hate it yeah yeah I'm like that's okay it sounds like something up when I heard the barf
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Chris Hadfield
Canadian Astronaut
Think about what happens on Earth when you throw up. You throw up and you have a bag of something horrible and then you throw it away, but if I have this bag, what am I going to do with it? This bag is going to stay with me in space for months, so we want a really good barf bag.
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Nick Frost
English Actor
My wife's brother has a little house on a small island in the Baltic Sea, and we go there at Christmas. The 30-minute crossing from the mainland to this island is the most terrifying cruise you'll ever take. They give you a barf bag when you walk on board.
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Kathleen Hanna
American Musician
I especially don't want men coming up to me and asking if sexism still exists. It's like, I'm seriously gonna barf a McDonald's salad on the next person to do that.
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Kay Cannon
American Writer
Writers who sit down and write might judge what they're putting down, but I always just try to barf it out. I'm writing crap, but I'll put it down.
Quote examples
Chris Hadfield
Canadian Astronaut
Think about what happens on Earth when you throw up. You throw up and you have a bag of something horrible and then you throw it away, but if I have this bag, what am I going to do with it? This bag is going to stay with me in space for months, so we want a really good barf bag.
Quote examples
Nick Frost
English Actor
My wife's brother has a little house on a small island in the Baltic Sea, and we go there at Christmas. The 30-minute crossing from the mainland to this island is the most terrifying cruise you'll ever take. They give you a barf bag when you walk on board.
Quote examples
Kathleen Hanna
American Musician
I especially don't want men coming up to me and asking if sexism still exists. It's like, I'm seriously gonna barf a McDonald's salad on the next person to do that.
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Kay Cannon
American Writer
Writers who sit down and write might judge what they're putting down, but I always just try to barf it out. I'm writing crap, but I'll put it down.
Example 1 of 4
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