ralph
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See also: Ralph
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]US 1960s, of uncertain origin, apparently derived from a use of the male name Ralph, but perhaps imitative.
Verb
[edit]ralph (third-person singular simple present ralphs, present participle ralphing, simple past and past participle ralphed)
- (slang) To vomit.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vomit
Alternative forms
[edit]References
[edit]- “ralph v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]ralph (plural ralphs)
References
[edit]- The Essex Review (1934).
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.