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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That weight reduction should minimize buffeting (and barfing).
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IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2015
In February, when asked to describe how college admissions was going so far this year, one affluent white parent in Los Angeles sent me a text with three emoji faces: one was sad, one was blue-faced and shivering, and one looked ready to barf.
—Nicole Laporte, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2022
Mike has to barf at the violent movie, and Jacob owns him for it.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 July 2021
Your pulse speeds up, you get flushed, have a headache, feel weak and dizzy, then barf.
—Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2020
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IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2015
In February, when asked to describe how college admissions was going so far this year, one affluent white parent in Los Angeles sent me a text with three emoji faces: one was sad, one was blue-faced and shivering, and one looked ready to barf.
—Nicole Laporte, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2022
Mike has to barf at the violent movie, and Jacob owns him for it.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 July 2021
Your pulse speeds up, you get flushed, have a headache, feel weak and dizzy, then barf.
—Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2020
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“Barf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barf. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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