barfed; barfing; barfs
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
Douglas GantenbeinIn a pure Madonna moment, she sticks two fingers down her throat and pretends to barf.—Peter Travers
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
Guy Trebay
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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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Birdsong left a reminder last night that despite being spotted a 4-0 lead, rookie pitchers in unchartered territory can barf things up real quick - like 7 runs in 2 innings.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
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
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
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
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“Barf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barf. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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