barf

See also: Baarf

English

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɑːf/
(General American) IPA^(key): /bɑɹf/
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Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)f
Homophones: Barff, bath (Non-rhotic accents with trap-bath split and th-fronting)

Noun

barf (uncountable)

(US, colloquial) Vomit.

Derived terms

barf bag
scarf and barf
unicorn barf

Translations

vomit — see vomit

Verb

barf (third-person singular simple present barfs, present participle barfing, simple past and past participle barfed)

(US, colloquial) To vomit.
(computing, slang, intransitive, by extension) Of a system: to fail.
The program barfed as a result of the invalid input.

Synonyms

(to vomit): see also Thesaurus:regurgitate
(of a software system): crash

Descendants

Dutch: barfen

Translations

vomit — see vomit

(of a software system) fail

French: se planter (fr)
German: versagen (de)

Interjection

barf!

An expression of disgust.
- 2011, "This is My Jam", season 2, episode 13 of Regular Show
  Mordecai: You can't touch music. But music can touch you.
  Rigby: Oh, barf.

Anagrams

farb, frab

Cornish

Noun

barf m

Alternative form of barv

Mutation

Mutation of barf

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
barf	varf	unchanged	parf	farf	varf

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *barβ, from Latin barba, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂. Compare Cornish barv, Breton barv.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /barv/

Noun

barf f (plural barfau)

beard

Synonyms

locsyn (North Wales)

Derived terms

barf hen ŵr
barfog

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
barf	farf	marf	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.