Definition of dry heave

dry heave    

verb - intransitive

• to attempt to vomit, but to expel no liquid.

                                                                                                   
  
  Citation from "The Fight", Parks and Recreation (TV), Season 3 Episode 13 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

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

  Last edited on Dec 16 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 10 2011.

+	Add a definition for this slang term

Share Tweet E-mail	More info:	Interactive stats:
	R  Related words	Usage Vulgarity SlangMap

Related words

Slang terms with the same meaning

Other terms relating to 'to vomit':
kiss ralph	Definitions include: to vomit.
yodel groceries	Definitions include: Throwing up, puking.
burl	Definitions include: to vomit.
honk Smurfs	Definitions include: to vomit.
see (one's) lunch again	Definitions include: to vomit.
toilet hanging drunk	Definitions include: so drunk that you spend a long time on the bathroom floor hanging onto a toilet bowl while you vomit
urp	Definitions include: to vomit.
call the whales	Definitions include: to vomit.
throw up	Definitions include: to vomit.
toss a sidewalk pizza	Definitions include: to vomit.
vurp	Definitions include: when a little bit of the stomach contents (usually bile) is expelled into the esophagus.
woof (one's) cookies	Definitions include: to vomit.
yawn in Technicolor	Definitions include: to vomit. Also do the Technicolor yawn.
hug the throne	Definitions include: to vomit.
call Uncle Ralph on the big porcelain telephone	Definitions include: to vomit.
(show 87 more)

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'dry':
bleed dry	Definitions include: to take all of a person's money.
cut and dried	Definitions include: a clear matter.
drier than a popcorned fart	Definitions include: uncommon variant of "drier than a popcorn fart".
drier than a popcorn fart	Definitions include: See popcorn fart.
dry	Definitions include: to be devoid of people.
dry as a dead dingo's donger	Definitions include: to be very thirsty (especially for a beer).
dry as a nun's nasty	Definitions include: to be very thirsty, especially for beer.
dry dock	Definitions include: A condition occurring when a single feces of such extreme length that it begins at drain trap and extends above water line and rests on porcelain surface of toilet bowl.
dry f*ck	Definitions include: of two people, to grind their genitals together, while still wearing bottom-wear.
dry hump	Definitions include: to simulate sex activity, without the removal of clothes.
dry run	Definitions include: a practice attempt, without performing the actual action.
dry sex	Definitions include: simulated sex, without the removal of clothes.
it's gonna itch when it dries	Definitions include: a fart with unexpected anal discharge.
leave high and dry	Definitions include: to abandon a person, without them having proper resources.
like watching paint dry	Definitions include: extremely boring.
Other terms relating to 'heave':
give the heave-ho	Definitions include: to discard.
give the old heave ho	Definitions include: to get rid of someone or something.
heave	Definitions include: to be too full; filled to overflowing.

How common is this slang?

Don't click the following.
I use it	(5)
No longer use it	(0)
Heard it but never used it	(2)
Have never heard it	(0)

How vulgar is this slang?

Average of 9 votes: 33%  (See the most vulgar words.)

Least vulgar

Most vulgar

Your vote: None   (To vote, click the pepper. Vote how vulgar the word is – not how mean it is.)

Least vulgar

Most vulgar

Where is this slang used?

Logged-in users can add themselves to the map. Login, Register, Login instantly with Facebook.

Link to this slang definition

To link to this term in a web page or blog, insert the following.

<a href="http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/dry-heave">dry heave</a>

To link to this term in a wiki such as Wikipedia, insert the following.

[http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/dry-heave dry heave]

Some wikis use a different format for links, so be sure to check the documentation.