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barfogenic

barfogenic adjective: causing nausea and vomiting.

Adjective

barfogenic (comparative more barfogenic, superlative most barfogenic)

  1. (slang) Causing nausea and vomiting.
    • If you’re on the top floor of, say, the 1,667-foot-tall Taipei 101, you could find yourself swaying back and forth abruptly, a total of up to 2 feet within five seconds. Highly barfogenic.2010 November 29, Julie Rehmeyer, “Equation: Formula for Calculating a Skycraper’s Sway”, in Wired

Synonyms of barfogenic

Forms of barfogenic

comparativemore barfogenic
superlativemost barfogenic

Origin of barfogenic

From barf + -o- + -genic.

Questions about barfogenic

What does barfogenic mean?
Barfogenic means causing nausea and vomiting.
What part of speech is barfogenic?
Barfogenic is an adjective.

Words near barfogenic in the dictionary

  1. barflies
  2. barfly
  3. barfly jumping
  4. barfmail
  5. barfogenesis
  6. barfogenic
  7. Barfold
  8. barfolicious
  9. Barfoot
  10. Barfoots
  11. Barford

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