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interjection

• exclamation of disgust.

  You hooked up with him? Like, barf!

  Ugh, it's Monday. Barf!

  After playing slope game for hours, I felt like I might barf from all the twists and turns!

  • See more words with the same meaning: exclamations (list of).
  • See more words with the same meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy.

  Last edited on Nov 26 2024. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.

noun

• used as an example or placeholder variable, in the same way as "foo" and "bar".

  So let's say foo is 1, bar is 2, and barf is 3. foo + bar + barf = 6.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.

noun - uncountable

• vomit.

  You got barf on your shoes.

  • See more words with the same meaning: vomit.

  Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.

verb - intransitive

• to vomit.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to vomit.

  Last edited on Sep 14 1997. Submitted by JB C. from New York, NY, USA on Sep 14 1997.

• of software, to "crash" (fail) due to input that it doesn't handle properly, or cannot be handle at all. Usually implies that the program emits some spew of messages (or corrupt data) before terminating.

  The division operation barfs if you try to divide by 0.

  It turns out it was barfing because I was loading the 32-bit version of the DLL into a 64-bit process.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to break, ruin, destroy.

  Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.

noun

• a person who frequents bars.

  Is that one of your bar fly buddies?

  Last edited on Apr 15 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

noun

• a large car.

  Do you still drive that old barge?

  • See more words with the same meaning: car, motorcycle, or other vehicle.

  Last edited on Jul 30 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 30 2012.

verb

• to enter suddenly and uninvitedly.

                                                                                                                                        
  
                                                                                                              
  
  Citation from "Good Cop Bad Dog", Modern Family (TV) , Season 2 Episode 22 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Jul 29 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 29 2011.

verb

• to visit several bars during a single outing.

  We're going bar hopping later. Want to come with?

  • See more words with the same meaning: to drink alcohol.

  Last edited on May 20 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 23 2010.