Puke
verb
To vomit or throw up.
He had to puke after eating too much cake.
Often appears as...
- puke up
- puke out
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
Vomit or the act of throwing up.
There was puke on the floor of the bathroom.
Often appears as...
- bucket of puke
- puke bag
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A weak or disliked person.
He's nothing but a puke; he can't take a punch.
Usage tips
Slang, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To vomit or throw up.
He had to puke after eating too much cake.
Often appears as...
- puke up
- puke out
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
Vomit or the act of throwing up.
There was puke on the floor of the bathroom.
Often appears as...
- bucket of puke
- puke bag
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A weak or disliked person.
He's nothing but a puke; he can't take a punch.
Usage tips
Slang, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Slang Warning
Avoid 'puke' in formal situations; it's considered slang and can be rude or unprofessional.
In a business dinner, he excused himself to go to the restroom, instead of saying 'I need to puke.'
Pro Tip 2/3Harsh Sound
'Puke' may sound harsh; it has a stronger emotional impact than 'vomit', expressing disgust or revulsion.
The rotting smell was so bad it made me want to puke.
Pro Tip 3/3Humorous Use
Sometimes used for humor in casual conversation, lightening the unpleasantness of the situation.
He joked, 'I puked rainbows after that wild ride!'
Pro Tip 1/3Slang Warning
Avoid 'puke' in formal situations; it's considered slang and can be rude or unprofessional.
In a business dinner, he excused himself to go to the restroom, instead of saying 'I need to puke.'
Pro Tip 2/3Harsh Sound
'Puke' may sound harsh; it has a stronger emotional impact than 'vomit', expressing disgust or revulsion.
The rotting smell was so bad it made me want to puke.
Pro Tip 3/3Humorous Use
Sometimes used for humor in casual conversation, lightening the unpleasantness of the situation.
He joked, 'I puked rainbows after that wild ride!'
Pro Tip 1/3Slang Warning
Avoid 'puke' in formal situations; it's considered slang and can be rude or unprofessional.
In a business dinner, he excused himself to go to the restroom, instead of saying 'I need to puke.'
Pro Tip 2/3Harsh Sound
'Puke' may sound harsh; it has a stronger emotional impact than 'vomit', expressing disgust or revulsion.
The rotting smell was so bad it made me want to puke.
Pro Tip 3/3Humorous Use
Sometimes used for humor in casual conversation, lightening the unpleasantness of the situation.
He joked, 'I puked rainbows after that wild ride!'
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Video examples
Reel Talk Ep. 7 - The...
caught a fish a big one in the middle of the night and all of a sudden you wake up in the morning and half the fleet is there with those two your mind I'm just sickness I just want to start like puking I mean it's terrible and you got a spot all to yourself you only boat there and you wake up in his 20 boats and etus idea great I said my garage yeah now you got all these lines in the
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Bob Mankoff: Anatomy of...
That's sort of an exaggeration of what I do. Now, we do reject, many, many, many cartoons, so many that there are many books called "The Rejection Collection." "The Rejection Collection" is not quite New Yorker kind of humor. And you might notice the bum on the sidewalk here who is boozing and his ventriloquist dummy is puking.
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Stuart Firestein: The...
We just jam a whole bunch of facts down their throats over here and then they puke it up on an exam over here and everybody goes home with no added intellectual heft whatsoever. This can't possibly continue to go on. So what do we do? Well the geneticists, I have to say, have an interesting maxim they live by.
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Barry Schuler: An...
So, what can we do with genomes now that we can read them, now that we're starting to have the book of life? Well, there's many things. Some are exciting. Some people will find very scary. I will tell you a couple of things that will probably make you want to projectile puke on me, but that's okay.
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LEGO for grownups PIPE...
And the guy that made this, he made a slot machine out of LEGO. And I don't mean he made LEGO that looked like a slot machine; I mean he made a slot machine out of LEGO. The insides were LEGO. There's people getting drunk building LEGO, and you've got to finish the thing before you puke.
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The brilliance of...
The flashing lights keep the worm safe. Then there's the deep sea shrimp, Acantherphyra purpurea. When it feels threatened, it spews a cloud of glowing goo from its mouth. Who doesn't run the other way when they've just been puked on? Plus, that puke attracts bigger predators
Video examples
Gory Crime-Scene Cleanup...
crime scene cleaners nausea is just part of the job I have to get it done I mean there's not much of a choice as my rap on the line so I'm gonna get it done even if I'm puking in my respirator
Video examples
"All the World's a...
And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms; And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
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Jailed in Bangladesh PIPE...
supposed to live next door to someone who's supposed to be dying hmm the depression just got worse puke yellow walls on every side weighing me down it was just a sad sad place
Video examples
Move to the Middle of...
rustic afraid to fire so he said to me whatever you do take a fasting bag with you he says because if the worst happens did you need to puke or take a fish or
Video examples
Reel Talk Ep. 7 - The...
caught a fish a big one in the middle of the night and all of a sudden you wake up in the morning and half the fleet is there with those two your mind I'm just sickness I just want to start like puking I mean it's terrible and you got a spot all to yourself you only boat there and you wake up in his 20 boats and etus idea great I said my garage yeah now you got all these lines in the
Video examples
Bob Mankoff: Anatomy of...
That's sort of an exaggeration of what I do. Now, we do reject, many, many, many cartoons, so many that there are many books called "The Rejection Collection." "The Rejection Collection" is not quite New Yorker kind of humor. And you might notice the bum on the sidewalk here who is boozing and his ventriloquist dummy is puking.
Video examples
Stuart Firestein: The...
We just jam a whole bunch of facts down their throats over here and then they puke it up on an exam over here and everybody goes home with no added intellectual heft whatsoever. This can't possibly continue to go on. So what do we do? Well the geneticists, I have to say, have an interesting maxim they live by.
Video examples
Barry Schuler: An...
So, what can we do with genomes now that we can read them, now that we're starting to have the book of life? Well, there's many things. Some are exciting. Some people will find very scary. I will tell you a couple of things that will probably make you want to projectile puke on me, but that's okay.
Video examples
LEGO for grownups PIPE...
And the guy that made this, he made a slot machine out of LEGO. And I don't mean he made LEGO that looked like a slot machine; I mean he made a slot machine out of LEGO. The insides were LEGO. There's people getting drunk building LEGO, and you've got to finish the thing before you puke.
Video examples
The brilliance of...
The flashing lights keep the worm safe. Then there's the deep sea shrimp, Acantherphyra purpurea. When it feels threatened, it spews a cloud of glowing goo from its mouth. Who doesn't run the other way when they've just been puked on? Plus, that puke attracts bigger predators
Video examples
Gory Crime-Scene Cleanup...
crime scene cleaners nausea is just part of the job I have to get it done I mean there's not much of a choice as my rap on the line so I'm gonna get it done even if I'm puking in my respirator
Video examples
"All the World's a...
And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms; And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
Video examples
Jailed in Bangladesh PIPE...
supposed to live next door to someone who's supposed to be dying hmm the depression just got worse puke yellow walls on every side weighing me down it was just a sad sad place
Video examples
Move to the Middle of...
rustic afraid to fire so he said to me whatever you do take a fasting bag with you he says because if the worst happens did you need to puke or take a fish or
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Ira Glass
American Journalist
It's rare for me to read any fiction. I almost only read nonfiction. I don't believe in guilty pleasures, I only believe in pleasures. People who call reading detective fiction or eating dessert a guilty pleasure make me want to puke.
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Marilyn Minter
American Artist
When Photoshop came around, I thought I'd died and went to heaven. When I hear artists say, 'Oh, the good old days' or 'I'm old school,' I just want to puke. There's no tool I won't use.
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Jay Duplass
American Director
I went to film school at UT Austin. I learned a lot, and that school's good for puking up all your bad movies early and quick. But ultimately, no one can teach you to be an artist.
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Steve Martin
American Comedian
What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke.
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Tom Sturridge
English Actor
My baby pukes on me. It's life. It's very much a normal life.
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Lucy Punch
English Actress
I personally do not find puke funny. I find it disgusting.
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Behati Prinsloo
Model
I love dark chocolate - I could eat it 'til I puke.
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Katie Couric
American Journalist
If I hear the word 'perky' again, I'll puke.
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Brian Bosworth
American Athlete
The sight of burnt orange makes me puke.
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Jimmy Piersall
American Athlete
Nutrition makes me puke.
Quote examples
Ira Glass
American Journalist
It's rare for me to read any fiction. I almost only read nonfiction. I don't believe in guilty pleasures, I only believe in pleasures. People who call reading detective fiction or eating dessert a guilty pleasure make me want to puke.
Quote examples
Marilyn Minter
American Artist
When Photoshop came around, I thought I'd died and went to heaven. When I hear artists say, 'Oh, the good old days' or 'I'm old school,' I just want to puke. There's no tool I won't use.
Quote examples
Jay Duplass
American Director
I went to film school at UT Austin. I learned a lot, and that school's good for puking up all your bad movies early and quick. But ultimately, no one can teach you to be an artist.
Quote examples
Steve Martin
American Comedian
What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke.
Quote examples
Tom Sturridge
English Actor
My baby pukes on me. It's life. It's very much a normal life.
Quote examples
Lucy Punch
English Actress
I personally do not find puke funny. I find it disgusting.
Quote examples
Behati Prinsloo
Model
I love dark chocolate - I could eat it 'til I puke.
Quote examples
Katie Couric
American Journalist
If I hear the word 'perky' again, I'll puke.
Quote examples
Brian Bosworth
American Athlete
The sight of burnt orange makes me puke.
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Jimmy Piersall
American Athlete
Nutrition makes me puke.
Example 1 of 10
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