Puke — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

the matter ejected in vomiting

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pjˈuːk/

🇬🇧British English

/pjˈuːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pjˈuːk/

1 syllable Say it as /pjˈuːk/.

Examples

only a rotter would do that
kill the rat
throw the bum out

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disgorge so-and-so skunk spue dirty dog spew git vomit purge vomitus crumb sick cast retch stinker rotter regurgitate bum honk chuck be sick scum bag rat stinkpot

Antonyms

keep down

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible “only a rotter would do that”
noun	the matter ejected in vomiting
verb	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth “After drinking too much, the students vomited”

Word Forms

rat	verb	desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
bum	adjective	of very poor quality; flimsy
vomit	verb	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
puke	verb	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
vomit	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
vomiter	noun	a person who vomits
vomiting	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
sick	noun	people who are sick
disgorgement	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch	noun	an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
puke	noun	the matter ejected in vomiting
puking	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
spewer	noun	a person who vomits
regurgitation	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kotzen

eine Person, die als verabscheuungswürdig oder verachtenswert gilt

🇫🇷French

dégueuler

une personne qui est considérée comme méprisable ou méprisable

🇪🇸Spanish

vómito

una persona que se considera despreciable o despreciable

🇮🇹Italian

vomito

una persona ritenuta spregevole o spregevole

🇳🇱Dutch

kotsen

iemand die als verachtelijk of verachtelijk wordt beschouwd

🇵🇹Portuguese

vomitar

uma pessoa considerada desprezível ou desprezível

🇷🇺Russian

блевать

человек, которого считают презренным или презренным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उल्टी

ऐसा व्यक्ति जो घृणित या अवमानना योग्य समझा जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পুক

একজন ব্যক্তি যাকে ঘৃণ্য বা তুচ্ছ বলে মনে করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கூக்குரல்

இழிவான அல்லது இழிவானதாகக் கருதப்படும் ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పుక్కిలించు

తుచ్ఛమైన లేదా ధిక్కారమైన వ్యక్తిగా భావించబడే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

पुक

एक व्यक्ती ज्याला तिरस्करणीय किंवा तिरस्करणीय मानले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્યુક

એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જેને ધિક્કારપાત્ર અથવા ધિક્કારપાત્ર માનવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುಕ್

ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರ ಎಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുകയുക

നിന്ദ്യമോ നിന്ദ്യമോ ആയി കണക്കാക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਊਕ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਤੁੱਛ ਜਾਂ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پکی

ایک ایسا شخص جسے حقیر یا حقیر سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

呕吐

被认为是卑鄙或可鄙的人

🇯🇵Japanese

吐く

卑劣または軽蔑的であるとみなされる人

🇰🇷Korean

구토

비열하거나 경멸적이라고 여겨지는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ói mửa

một người được coi là đáng khinh hoặc đáng khinh

🇹🇭Thai

อ้วก

บุคคลที่ถือว่าน่ารังเกียจหรือดูหมิ่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

muntah

seseorang yang dianggap hina atau hina

🇵🇭Filipino

sumuka

isang taong itinuring na kasuklam-suklam o hinamak

🇲🇾Malay

muntah

orang yang dianggap hina atau hina

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقيؤ

الشخص الذي يعتبر حقيرًا أو محتقرًا

🇮🇷Persian

بالا آوردن

شخصی که حقیر یا حقیر تلقی می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kusmak

aşağılık veya aşağılık sayılan bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַקִיא

אדם שנחשב לבזוי או בזוי

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