Definition of barfnext
as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the movie's in-your-face violence made us want to barf

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Recent Examples of barf Tell your dog to barf on my shoes. Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2026 Meza barfed during a kickoff, then strapped his helmet on and jogged onto the field to play defensive line, not missing a down. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025 Rudd can do it all: make a beard out of tape, help someone distract Kang, and barf. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025 Even when we were lost and confused, pelted by deadly rain, stomped by dragons, and barfed on by evil worms, Elden Ring Nightreign was thrilling. Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for barf
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vomit
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  • Few walk out in protest anymore, and fewer still vomit, faint, or require the emergency medical attention the press so loves to lead with.
    Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
  • One puppy later vomited up a bone, a stark indication of what little the animals had been consuming to survive.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026

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“Barf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barf. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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