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to blow chunks

to blow chunks

6 9.9
Throw up forcefully when you feel very sick
  • phrasal verb
  • /bloʊ tʃʌŋks/
  • NSFW
translation icon : vomitar
  • He was dizzy from the medication and suddenly had to blow chunks into the toilet.
  • gonna blow chunks

And I quote, Oh, my God, when people blow chunks, the world is a tapestry.

Examples

Synonyms

to throw up
vsto blow chunks
  • Informal
296 2.3

To push food and drink out of your stomach through your mouth

is informal slang that implies more violent expulsion
to puke
vsto blow chunks
  • NSFW
186 6.6

To bring food and drink up from your stomach when you feel sick

is slangier and emphasizes force rather than neutral description
to vomit
vsto blow chunks
148 1.0

To force food and drink up from your stomach through your mouth

is informal slang used for the same forceful action
to barf
vsto blow chunks
  • NSFW
38 7.7

To force food or liquid out of the stomach through the mouth

is a slangier phrase that stresses stronger force and disgust
to spew
vsto blow chunks
  • Informal
9 5.7

To forcefully throw up food and drink from your stomach

is forceful but usually less dramatically violent
to puke up
vsto blow chunks
  • Informal
8 8.2

To bring food back out of your mouth because you feel sick

is used for forceful general expulsion rather than regurgitation
to puke my guts out
vsto blow chunks
  • NSFW
7 9.9

Throw up violently many times because you feel sick or drink too much

is forceful but often less repeatedly violent
to chuck
vsto blow chunks
  • UK
7 9.6

To be sick and bring food up from your stomach

is more forceful and often implies strong nausea
to ralph
vsto blow chunks
  • Slang
4 9.5

To force food or drink out of your mouth

is slangier and often suggests stronger force or nausea
to upchuck
vsto blow chunks
  • NSFW
3 8.8

To throw up food and drink from your stomach

is more slangy and blunt in everyday speech
to vomit up
vsto blow chunks
  • Informal
3 3.6

Push food or drink from the stomach out through the mouth

is the informal slang form used for forceful sickness
to spue
vsto blow chunks
  • NSFW
1 9.9

To force something out of the mouth, like saliva or vomit

is focused on forceful stomach expulsion rather than other mouth ejecting
to chunder
vsto blow chunks
  • Australian
1 9.9

To throw up because you feel sick

is more blunt in tone than that term
to boke
vsto blow chunks
  • Slang
1 9.9

To throw up when you feel sick

is informal slang that often stresses force and nausea
to puke guts out
vsto blow chunks
  • NSFW
9.2

To throw up a lot with great force

is forceful but usually less extreme or repeated
to launch one's lunch
vsto blow chunks
  • Slang
9.9

To throw up food you just ate

is slang that specifically highlights forceful sickness from nausea
to disgorge
vsto blow chunks
8.7

To push food or drink out of the mouth because you are sick

is informal slang rather than a formal or literary term

How Forceful

to hurl
31 3.5
to blow chunks
  • NSFW
6 9.9
to throw up
  • Informal
296 2.3
to retch
9 7.2

Surface Forms

blow chunks infinitive
blowing chunks present participle
blows chunks third person singular
blew chunks past
blown chunks past participle

Morphology

blow + chunk

The meaning is partially derivable from the parts: 'blow' can mean to forcefully expel and 'chunks' are pieces, so a learner could infer 'forcefully expel pieces' (i.e. vomit). However, the phrase is informal/slang and metaphorical rather than a regular compositional pattern, so its exact sense is not fully predictable for an average B1 learner without prior exposure.

Etymology

The slang blow chunks creates a clear picture: blow shows a strong push and chunks are pieces of food coming out. So, it means 'to vomit with force'.