Pronunciations (4)
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/bɑːf/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/bɑɹf/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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bɑːf
Pronunciation notes
- GB
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bɑɹf
Pronunciation notes
- US
Noun
Vomit.
Usage- US usage
- Colloquial
- Uncountable
Verb
To vomit.
Usage- US usage
- Colloquial
Of a system: to fail.
Usage- broadly
- Intransitive
- Slang
- Examples
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The program barfed as a result of the invalid input.
Interjection
An expression of disgust.
Usage- Colloquial
- Examples
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2011, "This is My Jam", season 2, episode 13 of Regular Show Mordecai: You can't touch music. But music can touch you. Rigby: Oh, barf.
Noun
the matter ejected in vomiting
- Broader terms
Verb
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- Synonyms
- Examples
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After drinking too much, the students vomited
He purged continuously
More examples (1)
The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night