york
v.v. to vomit or throw up. You use this word in very casual situations when someone feels sick.
v. to vomit or regurgitate the contents of the stomach. Informal or slang in register; often used intransitively.
The smell of the old milk made him want to york.
After eating three greasy burgers on a dare, he had to run to the bathroom to york.
The combination of the choppy sea and the heavy breakfast caused several passengers to york over the side of the boat before we even reached the island.
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *eburos Proto-Brythonic *eβur Proto-Celtic *-ākos Proto-Brythonic *-ọg Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọgbor. Latin Eborācumder. Old English Eoforwīċder. Old Norse Jórvíkbor. Middle English Ȝork English York From Middle English York, Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic Eβrọg (“yew”) (compare Welsh Efrog, from Old Welsh Caer Ebrauc, from Proto-Brythonic Eβrọg), from eburos (“yew”) + -ākom (positive suffix). Displaced Middle English Everwik, from the Old English.
Often used intransitively, but can take a direct object in some dialects.