I. ˈpyük noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English pewke, puke, from Middle Dutch puuc, puyc; akin to Dutch puik excellent, Frisian pûk, púk
: a woolen fabric of good quality used especially for gowns in 15th century England
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: perhaps of imitative origin
intransitive verb
1.
a. : vomit 1 — often considered vulgar
b. : to spill over because of the faulty mixing of slugs of liquid with the expelled vapors — used of a petroleum fractionating column
2. : to become revolted
a frame of mind that makes me puke — O.W.Holmes †1935
transitive verb
1. : to throw up : vomit — often considered vulgar
2. : to cause to vomit
purged me and puked me and charged me two shillings — S.H.Adams
III. noun
( -s )
1.
a. archaic : an act of vomiting induced by an emetic
b. archaic : emetic
c. : an attack of nausea
had the pukes
— often considered vulgar
d. : vomit 1b — often considered vulgar
2. usually capitalized : missourian — used as a nickname
3. : a disgusting or contemptible person
backboneless little pukes — H.L.Davis