barfing
Losing your lunch
Barfing is vomiting—the present participle of barf.
The word is informal and slightly juvenile, common in American English: The kid was barfing all night.
It extends to disgust or rejection: My computer is barfing on this file.
Expelling stomach contents orally
- retchingHeaving without expelling
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
- heavingMoving up and down
- pukingForcefully expelling stomach contents
hurling · throwing up · upchuck · regurgitation · spewing · dry heaves · expulsion · emesis
Forceful stomach emptying
- hurlThrow with great force
- ralphSlang for vomiting
- toss cookiesExpel stomach contents
- blow chunksSlang for vomiting
spew · yak · retch · technicolor yawn · pray to the porcelain god · lose your lunch · chunder · heave-ho
Mild stomach disturbance
- queasyMildly sick to stomach
- upset stomachGastrointestinal distress
- motion sicknessNausea from perceived movement
- seasicknessNausea from boat motion
carsickness · airsickness · morning sickness · nauseous · green around the gills · woozy · lightheaded · heave
Sickness from contaminated eating
- stomach fluViral digestive tract infection
- gastroenteritisInflamed digestive tract illness
- hangoverPost-drinking illness
- bugCrawling creature or defect
virus · indigestion · overindulgence · alcohol poisoning · norovirus · stomach bug · flu · fever
Total before subtractions
- disgustingProvoking strong revulsion
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- repulsiveCausing strong disgust
- nastyDeeply unpleasant or spiteful
foul · sickening · stomach-churning · vile · offensive · putrid · rank · nauseating
vomiting
Expelling stomach contents orally
puking · hurling · throwing up · upchuck · regurgitation · spewing · dry heaves · expulsion · emesis · disgorge
puke
Forceful stomach emptying
- hurlThrow with great force
- ralphSlang for vomiting
- toss cookiesExpel stomach contents
blow chunks · spew · yak · retch · technicolor yawn · pray to the porcelain god · lose your lunch · chunder · heave-ho
queasiness
Mild stomach disturbance
- queasyMildly sick to stomach
- upset stomachGastrointestinal distress
- motion sicknessNausea from perceived movement
seasickness · carsickness · airsickness · morning sickness · nauseous · green around the gills · woozy · lightheaded · heave · lurch
food poisoning
Sickness from contaminated eating
- stomach fluViral digestive tract infection
- gastroenteritisInflamed digestive tract illness
- hangoverPost-drinking illness
bug · virus · indigestion · overindulgence · alcohol poisoning · norovirus · stomach bug · flu · fever · dehydration
gross
Total before subtractions
- disgustingProvoking strong revulsion
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- repulsiveCausing strong disgust
nasty · foul · sickening · stomach-churning · vile · offensive · putrid · rank · nauseating · yucky
- nauseaqueasiness, queasy feeling, queasy stomach, sick feeling, upset stomach
- gross-out comedyfart joke, poop joke, poop jokes, pee jokes, diarrhea joke
- vomitingvomit, puke, throw up, throwing up, hurl
- ailmentsache, aches, ailment, cold, flu
barfingdigesting
Processing consumed food
swallowing · eating · ingesting · keeping down · consuming
- barfing outForcefully expelling stomach contents