puke

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: pyo͞ok, IPA(key): /pjuːk/ Rhymes: -uːk === Etymology 1 === Probably imitative; or, alternatively related to Proto-Germanic *pukaną (“to spit, puff”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). If so, then related to German pfauchen, fauchen (“to hiss, spit”), Dutch spugen (“to spit, spit up”), German spucken (“to spit, puke, throw up”), and 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" (colloquial, countable) A drug that induces vomiting. (colloquial, countable) A worthless, despicable person. (US, slang, derogatory, countable) A person from Missouri. ===== Synonyms ===== See Thesaurus:vomit (person) rotter ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== puke (third-person singular simple present pukes, present participle puking, simple past and past participle puked) (colloquial, ambitransitive) To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach. (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 ===== See Thesaurus:regurgitate vomit barf spew throw up spew up ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. ==== Noun ==== puke (uncountable) A fine grade of woolen cloth. 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 === Borrowed from English book. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpu.ke/ === Noun === puke book volume, a major or primary division of a long periodical work. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Hawaiian Dictionary, by Pukui and Elbert == Kankanaey == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpukə/ [ˈpuː.k̠ɨ] Rhymes: -ukə Syllabification: pu‧ke === Noun === púkë (Sabangan, Bauko) shoulder ==== Synonyms ==== === References === Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “púke”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[2], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 371 == Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Austronesian (compare Fijian buke, Malay bukit). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpuke/ [ˈpʉkɛ] === Noun === puke (geography) hill == Middle English == === Noun === puke alternative form of pouke == Old Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse púki, from Proto-Germanic *pūkô. === Noun === pūke m devil, demon ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Swedish: puke; ⇒ skråpuke, ⇒ skråpuk == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === poqui, puqui — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling puki === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puki, from Proto-Austronesian *puki. Compare with Malay 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) vulva Synonyms: pipi, kiki, bilat, kepyas, pamamahay, pekpek, pukingking, (childish) pepe, pukiki, puwerta, kinababainan, kepay, (colloquial, euphemistic) monay, (colloquial, euphemistic) tahong, (slang) kikyam, (gay slang) petsay, (obsolete) urit ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “puke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 == Tongan == === Adjective === puke sick, ill