toss one's cookies

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Definition of toss one's cookiesnext
as in vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth He was so seasick he almost tossed his cookies.

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“Toss one's cookies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toss%20one%27s%20cookies. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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