interjection

• Term of disgust.

  You hooked up with him? Like, barf!

  More words meaning: exclamations (list of)
  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy

  by Anonymous, Sep 28 2008  (Edit definition)

intransitive verb

• to vomit.

  More words meaning: to vomit

  by JB C., New York, NY, USA, Sep 14 1997  (Edit definition)

• To fail to work because of unacceptable input, perhaps with a suitable error message, perhaps not.

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

  The text editor barfs if you try to read in a new file before writing out the old one.

  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: to break, ruin, destroy

  by The Jargon File, Sep 28 2009  (Edit definition)

noun

• vomit.

  You got barf on your shoes.

  More words meaning: vomit

  by Anonymous, Sep 28 2008  (Edit definition)

• "Barf" is sometimes also used as a metasyntactic variable like "foo" and "bar".

  More words meaning: computer slang

  by The Jargon File, Sep 28 2009  (Edit definition)

noun

• someone who will not allow a relationship to end. Origin: the 1987 movie Fatal Attraction.

  She is a fatal attraction.

  More words meaning: boyfriend, girlfriend, boo, significant other
  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy

  by Joshua S., Newport, KY 41071, USA, Feb 01 2003  (Edit definition)

adjective

• sexually voracious.

  She's mad freaky!

  More words meaning: promiscuous
  More words meaning: sexually adventurous

  by Eugene, New York, NY, USA, Jan 13 1999  (Edit definition)

• sexually experimental; KINKY.

  Man that girl is freaky.

  More words meaning: promiscuous
  More words meaning: sexually adventurous

  by Michelle C., Stockton, CA, USA, Jun 10 1999  (Edit definition)

• abnormal or different; CREEPY.

  He's a freaky guy.

  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy

  by Anonymous, Jan 04 2003  (Edit definition)

• frightening, disturbing.

  That horror movie was freaky!

  More words meaning: afraid, scared
  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy

  by Anonymous, Jan 04 2003  (Edit definition)

adjective

• very good, excellent; COOL.

  That trick on your skateboard was gnarly!

  That party was so gnarly I knew the police would show up.

  More words meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun

  by Robin I., Los Angeles, CA, USA, Jan 13 1999  (Edit definition)

• gross, disgusting.

  Check out that gnarly old homeless dude.

  That girl's hair is really gnarly.

  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy

  by Robin I., Los Angeles, CA, USA, Jan 13 1999  (Edit definition)

• unbelievable.

  More words meaning: crazy, insane, weird, strange

  by Anonymous, Dec 14 2001  (Edit definition)

• used to describe something that looks painful or dangerous.

  That was a gnarly car wreck.

  More words meaning: dangerous

  by Lisa, San Diego, CA, USA, Dec 31 2002  (Edit definition)

adjective

• gross. The dictionary spelling is grotty, but this spelling and grodey are quite common.

  Whatever is growing behind the toilet is grody.

  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy

  by Rebecca R., Ames, IA, USA, Jun 04 2002  (Edit definition)

adjective

• stylish; SMOOTH.

  More words meaning: stylish, styling

  by Ryan, Spartanburg, SC, USA, Mar 04 1998  (Edit definition)

• very good, excellent; COOL, AWESOME.

  I just installed a new stereo system in my car and it's kickin'.

  More words meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun

  by Ryan, Spartanburg, SC, USA, Mar 04 1998  (Edit definition)

• bad smelling, usually used to describe a person's breath.

  Man your breath is kickin'!

  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy

  by Mane G., Mar 01 2002  (Edit definition)

adjective

• gross, disgusting.

  Those mashed potatoes look nappy.

  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Jan 16 1997  (Edit definition)

• extremely curly; KINKY. Usually used to refer to hair.

  His hair is mad nappy.

  More words meaning: hair, facial hair

  by Anonymous, Dec 13 2002  (Edit definition)

adjective

• gross.

  That girl is completely nastafied.

  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy

  by John, Bourbonnais, IL, USA, Dec 20 2002  (Edit definition)

adjective

• nasty, gross, disgusting, revolting, etc. Also raunchy-licious.

  Dude, that rotten trash is raunchy!

  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy

  by Jessica, Sep 19 1998  (Edit definition)

adjective

• great; COOL, AWESOME.

  That movie was sick!

  More words meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun

  by Kip Walker, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Nov 03 1997  (Edit definition)

• disgusting, gruesome, nauseating.

  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy

  by Gabe B., Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA, Apr 28 2004  (Edit definition)

noun

• a gross, creepy, etc. person.

  He is such a skeeve.

  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy

  by Tom D., Richmond, VA, USA, Feb 23 1998  (Edit definition)

verb

• to make one feel uncomfortable or grossed out.

  He really skeeves me out.

  More words meaning: to sicken

  by Tom D., Richmond, VA, USA, Feb 23 1998  (Edit definition)

notes

• Derived from the Italian "schifoso" / "schifosa", meaning disgusting, filty, rotten.

  by jules v., New York 10018, USA, Nov 18 2003  (Edit definition)

adjective

• gross, creepy; ICKY, etc. Term was common in Brooklyn, NY, USA in the 1950s and 1960s.

  He's so skeevy.

  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy

  by Tom D., Richmond, VA, USA, Feb 23 1998  (Edit definition)

notes

• Derived from the Italian "schifoso" / "schifosa", meaning disgusting, filty, rotten.

  by jules v., New York 10018, USA, Nov 18 2003  (Edit definition)

adjective

• of questionable character, strange.

  I'd stay away from that guy, he looks sketchy.

  I'd stay away from that guy, he looks sketch.

  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy
  More words meaning: suspicious, immoral, illegal

  by Columbia, Walpole, MA, USA, Dec 25 1997  (Edit definition)

• dangerous.

  That's a sketchy part of town.

  More words meaning: dangerous

  by Alex S., UK, Mar 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• suspicious.

  That deal sounds rather sketchy.

  More words meaning: suspicious, immoral, illegal

  by Alex S., UK, Mar 13 1998  (Edit definition)

notes

• also sketch.

  by Lisa Wendel, Washington, DC, USA, Feb 19 1998  (Edit definition)

adjective

• inadequate, displeasing, or of poor quality.

  That concert was toilet.

  More words meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing

  by Andy, Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK, Aug 21 1997  (Edit definition)

noun

• a disgusting place.

  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy
  More words meaning: non-specific place

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 21 2009  (Edit definition)

adjective

• shallow. Note: short for "trifling."

  More words meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing

  by Tamelia, MA, USA, Oct 06 1997  (Edit definition)

• disgusting.

  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy

  by Tamelia, MA, USA, Oct 06 1997  (Edit definition)

• worthless.

  More words meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing

  by Tamelia, MA, USA, Oct 06 1997  (Edit definition)