barf

English

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɑːf/
(General American) IPA^(key): /bɑɹf/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)f
Homophones: Barff; bath (non-rhotic, trap–bath split, th-fronting)

Noun

barf (uncountable)

(US, colloquial) Vomit.

Derived terms

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

Derived terms

Descendants

Dutch: barfen

Translations

vomit — see vomit

(of a software system) fail

Dutch: vastlopen (nl)
French: se planter (fr)
German: versagen (de)

Interjection

barf

(colloquial) 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 (“old man's beard”)
barfog (“bearded”)
barfwellt (“beardgrass”)

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.