barfed

verb

past tense of barf
as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the movie's in-your-face violence made us want to barf

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Recent Examples of barfed Then Holland got up to snap a photo with Bernthal and Evans and barfed on the floor. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 New Royals outfielder Isaac Collins barfed while riding on a roller coaster. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
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vomited
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  • Allegedly, so many cinema-goers vomited and fainted during the initial screenings of William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973) that theatre staff had to hand out smelling salts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • After a 30-minute break during which all four pledges vomited, participants began a second round with another bottle of vodka.
    — Perry Vandell, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
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