puke
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Probably imitative; or, alternatively from Proto-Germanic *pukaną (“to spit, puff”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). If so, then cognate with German pfauchen, fauchen (“to hiss, spit”). Compare also Dutch spugen (“to spit, spit up”), German spucken (“to spit, puke, throw up”), Old English spīwan (“to vomit, spit”). More at spew.
Attested as early as 1581, first mention is the derivative pukishness (“the tendency to be sick frequently”). In 1600, "to spit up, regurgitate", recorded in the Seven Ages of Man speech in Shakespeare's As You Like It.
Noun
puke (countable and uncountable, plural pukes)
- (colloquial, uncountable) vomit.
- 2007, The Guardian, The Guardian Science blog, "The latest in the war on terror: the puke saber"
- the puke saber [...] pulses light over rapidly changing wavelengths, apparently inducing "disorientation, nausea and even vomiting"
- 2007, The Guardian, The Guardian Science blog, "The latest in the war on terror: the puke saber"
- (colloquial, countable) A drug that induces vomiting.
- (colloquial, countable) A worthless, despicable person.
- (US, slang, derogatory, countable) A person from Missouri.
- 2009, Clive Scott Chisholm, Following the Wrong God Home: Footloose in an American Dream:
- "Pukes" and "suckers" had badly mauled the Saints, the first pummeling them from Missouri and the second from Illinois.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:vomit
- (person) rotter
Derived terms
Translations
vomit
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Verb
puke (third-person singular simple present pukes, present participle puking, simple past and past participle puked)
- (colloquial, transitive, intransitive) To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.
- c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vii]:
- At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms
- 1612–1613 (date written), John Webster, The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy. […], London: […] Nicholas Okes, for Iohn Waterson, […], published 1623, →OCLC, Act II, scene i, signature D2, recto:
- I obſerue our Ducheſſe / Is ſicke a dayes, ſhe puykes, her ſtomacke ſeethes, […]
- (intransitive, finance, slang) To sell securities or investments at a loss, often under duress or pressure, in order to satisfy liquidity or margin requirements, or out of a desire to exit a deteriorating market.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
to vomit
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Etymology 2
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Noun
puke (uncountable)
- A fine grade of woolen cloth.
- c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]:
- Puke-stocking caddis garter
- A very dark, dull, brownish-red color.
References
- wollencloth: Word Detective
- The Universal Dictionary of English, 1896, 4 vols: "Of a dark colour, said to be between black and russet."
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Puke”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
Hawaiian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
puke
References
- Hawaiian Dictionary, by Pukui and Elbert
Kankanaey
Pronunciation
Noun
púkë
Synonyms
| Northern / Applai | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mt. Province | parts of Tadian | poko |
| parts of Bauko | puke | |
| Sagada | poke | |
| Besao | poke | |
| parts of Sabangan | puke | |
| Others | ||
| Ilocos Sur | Suyo | abaga, padanga |
| Quirino | poke | |
| La Union | Santol | padanga |
| Bagulin | abaa | |
| Southern / Central | ||
| Benguet | Mankayan | padanga |
| Bakun | padanga | |
| Kapangan | padanga | |
| Kibungan | padanga | |
| Buguias | padanga | |
| Mt. Province | Tadian | poke |
| Bauko | puke | |
| Sabangan | puke | |
Dialectal synonyms of puke (shoulder)
References
- Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “púke”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII), Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 371
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Austronesian (compare Fijian buke, Malay bukit).
Noun
puke
Middle English
Noun
puke
- Alternative form of pouke
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse púki, from Proto-Germanic *pūkô.
Noun
pūke m
Declension
Declension of pūke (weak an-stem)
Descendants
- Swedish: puke; ⇒ skråpuke, ⇒ skråpuk
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- poqui, puqui — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
- puki
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puki, from Proto-Austronesian *puki.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpuke/ [ˈpuː.xɛ], /ˈpukeʔ/ [ˈpuː.xɛʔ]
- Rhymes: -uke, -ukeʔ
- Syllabification: pu‧ke
Noun
puke or pukè (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃᜒ) (vulgar, anatomy)
Derived terms
See also
- pukinggan
- tinggil
Further reading
- “puke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tongan
Adjective
puke
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