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barf

UK/bɑːf/US/bɑɹf/

barf noun: vomit.

Noun (1)

barf (uncountable)

  1. (US, colloquial) Vomit.

Verb

barf (third-person singular simple present barfs, present participle barfing, simple past and past participle barfed)

  1. (US, colloquial) To vomit.
  2. (broadly, intransitive, slang) Of a system: to fail.
    • The program barfed as a result of the invalid input.
    Synonyms:
    crash

Interjection

  1. (colloquial) An expression of disgust.
    • Mordecai: You can't touch music. But music can touch you.
      Rigby: Oh, barf.2011, "This is My Jam", season 2, episode 13 of Regular Show

Noun (2) capitalized: BARF

BARF (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of Biologically Appropriate Raw Food or Bones And Raw Food, a raw food diet for dogs or cats.

Synonyms of barf

Forms of barf

third-person singular presentbarfs
present participlebarfing
past participlebarfed
pastbarfed

Origin of barf

Uncertain. Probably of imitative origin.

Words formed from barf

Phrases with barf

Words that rhyme with barf

Questions about barf

What does barf mean?
Barf means vomit.
What part of speech is barf?
Barf can be a noun, a verb or an interjection.
How do you pronounce barf?
Barf is pronounced /bɑːf/ (UK).

Words near barf in the dictionary

  1. barette
  2. barettes
  3. barettin
  4. bareword
  5. barewords
  6. barf
  7. barf bag
  8. barf bags
  9. barf out
  10. barfalicious
  11. barfbag

Source and license

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