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
When Uecker gripes about baseball legends like Mickey Mantle lowering society’s collective standards by doing TV ads for jock itch ointment, Brooks mimes barfing into his coffee cup, but Uecker keeps going, unfazed by one of the funniest men on earth.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
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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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
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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Chaos ensues when Fred Armisen's auctioneer unveils the painting, prompting everyone else in the room to shout, vomit, and self-harm, including Samberg's then-castmates Bobby Moynihan, Bill Hader, and Kristen Wiig.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The caption explained that Reggie did get sick later that night and vomited next to the bed, which was conveniently on the side where his owner sleeps.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Barf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barf. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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