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upchuck

upc·huck

uncommon informal

verb

1.

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

  • “After drinking too much, the students vomited”
  • “He purged continuously”
  • “The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night”

Origin

From up- + chuck, from chuck up.

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