Meaning

2 senses

  1. (US, colloquial)To vomit.

  2. (broadly, intransitive, slang)Of a system: to fail.

    The program barfed as a result of the invalid input.

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More definitions
  • eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Examples

13 sentences

  1. These lyrics make me wanna barf.

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  2. She was barfing all over the place.

    deSie hat alles vollgekotzt. — Luiaard

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  3. He barfed as much as he had drunk.

    ruОн выблевал ровно столько же, сколько выпил. — shanghainese

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  4. He barfed up as much as he had drunk.

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  5. Last night I barfed.

    deGestern Abend habe ich gekotzt. — human600

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
(of a software system) fail:

Origin

Uncertain. Probably of imitative origin.

Uncertain. Probably of imitative origin.

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Forms

barfs, barfing, barfed, barfed
Base formbarf · to barf
3rd person singularbarfs
Present participlebarfing
Past simplebarfed
Past participlebarfed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybarf
he, she, itbarfs

Past simpleLesson

all personsbarfed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave barfed
he, she, ithas barfed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill barf

Synonyms

19 synonyms
of a software system:crashB1
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Derivedbarferbarf out

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
barefootbarefootedbarelyB1bargainA2bargainingbarge
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