projectile-vomits

Forcefully expels stomach

Projectile-vomits is to vomit with such force that the contents are expelled some distance rather than simply falling.

The term emphasizes violence and lack of control: The baby projectile-vomited across the room.

Often used hyperbolically for any dramatic vomiting episode.

physiological

retching

Heaving without expelling

stomach · bile · expulsion · reflex · convulsion · esophagus · involuntary · spasm · digestion · gastric

comedic

gross-out

Deliberately disgust someone

movie · gag · disgusting · hilarious · splatter · audience · reaction · fake · prop · comedy

illness

norovirus

Contagious gastroenteritis pathogen

vertigo · infection · fever · dehydration · contagious · symptom · diagnosis · hospitalization · rotavirus · intoxication

infant

baby

Very young child

burping · overfeeding · reflux · newborn · colic · pediatrician · diaper · nursing · bottle · spit-up

Opposites
manner of expulsion

projectile-vomitsspits up

Expels swallowed matter

dribbles · dry-heaves · drools · oozes · gags

digestive direction

projectile-vomitsdigests

Processes food chemically

keeps down · swallows · ingests · absorbs · retains

physical control

projectile-vomitsholds it together

Maintains stability or composure

Family

vomit, projection, vomiting, vomited, projectile, projectiles, vomiter, projectile-vomit, projectile-vomited

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG