barf

See also: Baarf

English

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɑːf/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /bɑɹf/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)f
• Homophones: Barff; bath (non-rhotic, trap–bath split, th-fronting)

Noun

barf (uncountable)

1. (US, colloquial) Vomit.

Derived terms

• barfalicious
• barf bag
• barfmail
• barfogenesis
• barfogenic
• barftastic
• barfworthy
• barfy
• scarf and barf
• unicorn barf

Descendants

• → Dutch: barf

Translations

vomit — see vomit

Verb

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

1. (US, colloquial) To vomit.
2. (computing, slang, intransitive, by extension) Of a system: to fail.

   The program barfed as a result of the invalid input.

Synonyms

• (to vomit): see also Thesaurus:regurgitate
• (of a software system): crash

Derived terms

• barfer
• barf out

Descendants

• Dutch: barfen

Translations

vomit — see vomit

(of a software system) fail

• Dutch: vastlopen (nl)
• French: se planter (fr)
• German: versagen (de)

Interjection

barf

1. (colloquial) An expression of disgust.
   • 2011, "This is My Jam", season 2, episode 13 of Regular Show

     Mordecai: You can't touch music. But music can touch you.

     Rigby: Oh, barf.

Anagrams

• farb, frab

Cornish

Noun

barf m

1. Alternative form of barv

Mutation

Mutation of barf

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
barf	varf	unchanged	parf	farf	varf

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English barf.

Noun

barf m (uncountable, diminutive barfje n or barfie n)

1. (slang) vomit

   Synonyms: kots, braaksel

   De vloer lag tegen vijf uur 's ochtends vol met barf. ― By five in the morning, the floor was filled with vomit.

Derived terms

• barfen
• barfje leggen

Interjection

barf

1. (slang) Expression of disgust, as if one has to vomit.

   Synonyms: kots, gedver, iel

   Hij omschrijft zichzelf als een 'eindbaas'. Barf. ― He describes himself as a 'total boss'. Barf.

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *barβ, from Latin barba, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂. Compare Cornish barv, Breton barv.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /barv/

Noun

barf f (plural barfau)

1. beard

Synonyms

• locsyn (North Wales)

Derived terms

• barf Aaron (“rose of Sharon”)
• barf hen ŵr (“old man's beard”)
• barfog (“bearded”)
• barfwellt (“beardgrass”)
• di-farf (“clean-shaven”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of barf

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
barf	farf	marf	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “barf”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “barf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies