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puker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpjuːkə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From puke + -er.

Meanings

  1. Someone who pukes, a vomiter.
  2. That which causes vomiting.
    • With cold solanum from the Pontic shore, The roots of mandrake and black hellebore, The griper fenna, and the puker rue , The sweetner faslafras are added too. 1699, Samuel Garth, The Dispensary:
  3. (slang) A person who caricatures the manner of speech of a disc jockey or announcer, using affected, back-of-the-throat speech that is likened to puking.
  4. (derogatory, slang) A detestable person.
    • He's a weasel, the little puker, and no mistake! 2013, George Steger, Sebastian’s Way: The Pathfinder, page 44:

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