upchuck

upchuck
upchuck (v.) "to vomit," by 1960, American English slang, from UP (Cf. up) + CHUCK (Cf. chuck) (v.) "to throw."

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  • upchuck — ☆ upchuck [up′chuk΄ ] vi., vt., n. Slang VOMIT …   English World dictionary

  • Upchuck — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar …   Wikipedia Español

  • upchuck — [“aptfak] 1. tv. & in. to vomit (something). □ Wally upchucked his whole dinner. □ Who upchucked over there? 2. n. vomit. □ Is that upchuck on your shoe? □ There …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • upchuck — 1. noun Vomit. 2. verb To vomit. Joel began to upchuck all over the grandstand. Syn: chuck up …   Wiktionary

  • upchuck — v To vomit. The food was so bad I though I d upchuck. 1960s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • upchuck — [[t]ʌ̱ptʃʌ̱k[/t]] upchucks, upchucking, upchucked VERB: V If you upchuck, food and drink comes back up from your stomach and out through your mouth. [AM, INFORMAL] Syn: vomit (in BRIT, use throw up) …   English dictionary

  • upchuck — verb Date: 1929 vomit …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • upchuck — /up chuk /, v.i., v.t. Informal. to vomit. [1920 25; UP + CHUCK1] * * * …   Universalium

  • upchuck — Synonyms and related words: barf, be nauseated, be seasick, be sick, bring up, choke on, chuck up, disgorge, egest, feed the fish, feel disgust, gag, heave, heave the gorge, keck, puke, regurgitate, reject, retch, sick up, sicken at, spew, throw… …   Moby Thesaurus

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