as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the drunken reveler staggered out the door and promptly puked in the bushes

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Recent Examples of puke Men in Santa Claus costumes and women dressed as elves are already converging on lower Manhattan to puke into gutters and pee between cars. Liam Sherwin-Murray, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 Even my pantyhose and my legs were disgustingly puked all over. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025 Her second prank ended up with Ubah puking up Jenna Lyon’s perfect pavlova (not a euphemism). Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024 Yet everything about this pallid stunt comedy, from the increasingly gross setpieces (at one point, Barrymore’s Nancy pukes directly into her husband’s mouth) to the wasting of normally great character actors in minor roles (Harvey Fierstein! Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for puke
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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
  • 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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“Puke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puke. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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