projectile vomiting

noun

projectile vom·​it·​ing -ˈvä-mə-tiŋ How to pronounce projectile vomiting (audio)
: vomiting that is sudden and so vigorous that the vomitus is forcefully projected to a distance

Examples of projectile vomiting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The special effects were ahead of their time: green projectile vomiting, a girl’s head rotating 180 and 360 degrees, and bodies and beds levitating. Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023 Meanwhile Devin and Tori land their last bola and have to drink three smoothies before continuing on, and the projectile vomiting commences. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2023 At the end of March, Daphne started projectile vomiting. Eli Cahan, The New Republic, 17 Jan. 2023 With dildos and orgies, followed by farting and projectile vomiting, many consumers and industry folks might miss the kind of glitz and glamour that are usually on display in movies about the people who make movies. Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022 Ill-timed with a raging storm that violently rocks the boat, the dinner causes nearly everyone on board to succumb to seasickness, namely projectile vomiting. Karen M. Peterson, Variety, 24 Oct. 2022 Maddy’s ex-boyfriend Nate and projectile vomiting in a hot tub to storming the stage during her sister’s bombshell of a play, Sydney Sweeney’s character Cassie had no shortage of head-turning scenes on Euphoria’s second season. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2022 This gull-like bird is capable of projectile vomiting a foul-smelling substance to ward off predators. Barry Neild, CNN, 7 Jan. 2022 The ballooning dogs expelled air from their bowels; this led frequently—and simultaneously—to defecation, urination, and projectile vomiting. Anna Russel, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of projectile vomiting was in 1850

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“Projectile vomiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/projectile%20vomiting. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

projectile vomiting

noun
pro·​jec·​tile vomiting prə-ˈjek-tᵊl-, -ˌtīl- How to pronounce projectile vomiting (audio)
: vomiting that is sudden, usually without nausea, and so vigorous that the vomit is forcefully projected to a distance
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