barfed; barfing; barfs

intransitive verb

US, informal : vomit
Acute mountain sickness is typified by a headache that feels as if Thor himself is hammering your brain and by a strong desire to barf.Douglas Gantenbein
In a pure Madonna moment, she sticks two fingers down her throat and pretends to barf.Peter Travers
barf noun US, informal
"Lemme take you to the bar," he yells to a guest who bellies up and immediately skids in a puddle of barf. Guy Trebay

Examples of barf in a Sentence

The movie was so disgusting that it made me want to barf. the movie's in-your-face violence made us want to barf
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My initial reaction after reading this story was, of course, to barf just a little bit in my mouth. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024 Samantha barfs up some black bile, and Zoe’s sycophants eat her skin at a dinner party in a bit that briefly frames her as a Christ figure but doesn’t go anywhere. Katie Rife, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024 Particularly upsetting and painful are the scenes where Bloom binges and purges, swallowing a candy bar before barfing it back down the toilet. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024 Like poop in the living room, pee on the couch and barf on the rug. Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for barf 

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of barf was in 1956

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“Barf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barf. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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barf

verb
informal

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