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upchuck

verb

ˈəp-ˌchək

Definition of upchuck

as in to vomit

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth a speaker so nervous that he had upchucked backstage

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Recent Examples of upchuck Fans of Pitch Perfect, which famously begins with Camp's Aubrey profusely upchucking all over the crowd at the a cappella finals, will be, if not delighted, at least amused to know that her new film, Bride Hard, begins in much the same way. — Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 21 June 2025 The two men clash but then go on to respect each other after Emma takes a chunk of a scalp from a nun, upchucks some weird-looking goo and then taunts/terrorizes those around her. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 6 June 2025

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At some point that night, Ammann vomited black fluid, Frei later testified.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
On the surface, his new album Antione’s Son is the same old same old—airy melodies, drug talk, vomiting ad-libs—but punched up by suburban ennui and in-the-weeds romantic tales that makes the music feel refreshingly personal.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

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