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to ralf

to ralf

9.9
To throw up suddenly because you feel sick
  • verb
  • Offensive
translation icon : potar (Esp., vulgar)
  • I think I'm gonna ralf.

Examples

  • When I saw the smell of the spoiled food, I felt I might ralf before I could get outside.

  • After the wild carnival ride, I had to step away to ralf behind the bushes.

  • Seeing the gory scene in the horror movie made him ralf into the bathroom sink.

Synonyms

to puke
vsto ralf
  • NSFW
186 6.6

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

is more sudden and forceful and used informally
to barf
vsto ralf
  • NSFW
38 7.7

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

is more sudden and forceful rather than casual ejection
to chunder
vsto ralf
  • Australian
1 9.9

To throw up because you feel sick

is more sudden and forceful than the informal usage
to regorge
vsto ralf
9.9

To bring food from the stomach up through the mouth, often to feed young or when sick

is slang and stresses sudden force rather than neutral expulsion

Antonyms

to retain
60 3.0

To hold something inside so it does not escape

How Violent

to ralf
  • Offensive
9.9
to vomit
148 1.0
to retch
9 7.2

Surface Forms

ralf infinitive
ralfed past
ralfed past participle
ralfing present participle
ralfs third person singular

Etymology

Ralf as a verb likely began as an imitation of the harsh sound of 'vomiting', similar to the slang barf. So to ralf is to suddenly or forcefully 'throw up'.