as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
the movie's in-your-face violence made us want to barf
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Recent Examples of barf
Meza barfed during a kickoff, then strapped his helmet on and jogged onto the field to play defensive line, not missing a down.
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
Throughout this Tour there has been bad blood, barfing, blogging, and all manners of drama and controversy.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 16 July 2025
Rudd can do it all: make a beard out of tape, help someone distract Kang, and barf.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Even when we were lost and confused, pelted by deadly rain, stomped by dragons, and barfed on by evil worms, Elden Ring Nightreign was thrilling.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
Throughout this Tour there has been bad blood, barfing, blogging, and all manners of drama and controversy.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 16 July 2025
Rudd can do it all: make a beard out of tape, help someone distract Kang, and barf.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Even when we were lost and confused, pelted by deadly rain, stomped by dragons, and barfed on by evil worms, Elden Ring Nightreign was thrilling.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barf
vomit
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That included three or more loose stools within a 24-hour period, or what is more than normal for that specific person, or vomiting with one of the following symptoms – diarrhea, muscle aches, headaches, abdominal cramps or a fever.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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In clinical trials, Nereus helped up to 90 percent of people prone to motion sickness avoid vomiting while riding on a boat.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Barf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barf. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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