barf
See also: Baarf
English
editEtymology
editUncertain. Probably of imitative origin.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɑːf/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɑɹf/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)f
- Homophones: Barff; bath (non-rhotic, trap–bath split, th-fronting)
Noun
editbarf (uncountable)
- (US, colloquial) Vomit.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editvomit — see vomit
Verb
editbarf (third-person singular simple present barfs, present participle barfing, simple past and past participle barfed)
- (US, colloquial) To vomit.
- (computing, slang, intransitive, by extension) Of a system: to fail.
- The program barfed as a result of the invalid input.
Synonyms
edit- (to vomit): see also Thesaurus:regurgitate
- (of a software system): crash
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Dutch: barfen
Translations
editvomit — see vomit
(of a software system) fail
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Interjection
editbarf
- (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.
- 2011, "This is My Jam", season 2, episode 13 of Regular Show
Anagrams
editCornish
editNoun
editbarf m
- Alternative form of barv
Mutation
editWelsh
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Brythonic *barβ, from Latin barba, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂. Compare Cornish barv, Breton barv.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbarf f (plural barfau)
Synonyms
edit- locsyn (North Wales)
Derived terms
editMutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
barf | unchanged | ||
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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