Meaning of Puke | Babel Free
pjuːkDefinitions
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A fine grade of woolen cloth. uncountable
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vomit. colloquial, uncountable
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A drug that induces vomiting. colloquial, countable
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A very dark, dull, brownish-red color. uncountable
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A worthless, despicable person. colloquial, countable
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A person from Missouri. US, countable, derogatory, slang
Equivalents
Examples
“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"”
“"at 8 a.m. took a puke of vinum antimoniale; which operated very kindly; was very weak the remainder of the day."”
“"Pukes" and "suckers" had badly mauled the Saints, the first pummeling them from Missouri and the second from Illinois.”
“Puke-stocking caddis garter”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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