I have the stomach flu today.
Every one of my 15 kids (even the married ones that don't live here!) has had it in the past weeks. I have felt a little like a man laying on a beach watching a tidal wave approach...nowhere to run...nowhere to hide.
In honor of the event, I thought I'd start a thread on the various ways one can express "puke" in the English language. Maybe it could be a sticky.
Here's a partial list. Feel free to add.
Puke
Vomit
Throw up
Spit up
Regurgitate (not strictly correct from a medical standpoint)
Toss yer cookies
Hug the porcelain wishing well
Hurl
Barf
Spew
Retch
Heave
Talk to seals
Feed the fish (if barfing on a boat)
Cough in Technicolor
Upchuck
Ralph
Did I miss any?
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Re: Puke: A Linguistic Lexicon
Isn't "puke" supposed to have been a neologism coined by Shakespeare?
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=puke
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=puke
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Yikes! If so, he should have been more careful! Is there a vaccine for neologism?MTGuru wrote:Isn't "puke" supposed to have been a neologism coined by Shakespeare?
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=puke
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My little brother's name is Ralph. He was a pro. That's the only term we use in our family.
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Don't forget "chunder".
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Praying to the porcelain god.
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Re: Puke: A Linguistic Lexicon
Fine, then. I wanted to avoid a religious topic, but someone was bound to go there.I.D.10-t wrote:Praying to the porcelain god.
Speaking of The Crud and its accompanying ejecta, I recently found out that it's not the best idea to blow snot-rockets out of a moving car's side window, and this is all the more true when you're driving.
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Re: Puke: A Linguistic Lexicon
ew, not enough projection?
wrong thread?
wrong thread?
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It's dizzying, the possibilities. Ashes, Ashes all fall down.
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Relatively speaking, that is correct. An ant may easily lift a load many times its weight, but it still smooshes pretty easily with the right counter-force.Denny wrote:ew, not enough projection?
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ya ever tried a fountain drink while riding a motorcycle?
Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free
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Re: Puke: A Linguistic Lexicon
Just getting started, I am sure.
Blowing chunks. Staining your shoes. Experiencing a gastro geyser. Reconsidering lunch.
And I more often hear it as "worshiping at the porcelain shrine".
Blowing chunks. Staining your shoes. Experiencing a gastro geyser. Reconsidering lunch.
And I more often hear it as "worshiping at the porcelain shrine".
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Re: Puke: A Linguistic Lexicon
I was going to say "Calling to God on the big white telephone", which would be a combination of Big Davy's and ID-10t's suggestions.
Does "Antiperistalsis" count?
Oh, and the Irish one:
Boke.
Does "Antiperistalsis" count?
Oh, and the Irish one:
Boke.
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Re: Puke: A Linguistic Lexicon
Some seem a bit contrived, And there is repetition, but hear you go.
339 Puke Synonyms
Gag is a common one that was missed here.
339 Puke Synonyms
Gag is a common one that was missed here.
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Re: Puke: A Linguistic Lexicon
Hawk, as in "Hawk up a wookie." The most commonly used word in this household: GERD. "Man! I had GERD last night like you wouldn't believe" "Must of been the tomatoes." 