upchuck

verb

up·​chuck ˈəp-ˌchək How to pronounce upchuck (audio)
upchucked; upchucking; upchucks
Synonyms of upchucknext
: vomit

Examples of upchuck in a Sentence

The dog upchucked the food. I felt like I was about to upchuck.
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Fans of Pitch Perfect, which famously begins with Camp's Aubrey profusely upchucking all over the crowd at the a cappella finals, will be, if not delighted, at least amused to know that her new film, Bride Hard, begins in much the same way. Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 21 June 2025 The two men clash but then go on to respect each other after Emma takes a chunk of a scalp from a nun, upchucks some weird-looking goo and then taunts/terrorizes those around her. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 6 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of upchuck was in 1929

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“Upchuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upchuck. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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