Pukey
adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Resembling vomit in colour, texture, etc. informal
"The walls in this abandoned waiting area were painted a pukey orange, compounding the feeling of queasiness I'd had since breakfast."
- 2 Inclined to vomit; sick. informal
"His heart was thumping harder than ever, and it was impossible to tell if the sickish, pukey feeling deep down in his belly was relief or terror."
- 3 Vile; contemptible. informal
"Biocky, unimaginative, and the pukey colour scheme has you searching out those Blues Brothers sun-glasses you bought on holiday last year, just before they went out of fashion."
Example
More examples"The walls in this abandoned waiting area were painted a pukey orange, compounding the feeling of queasiness I'd had since breakfast."
Etymology
From puke + -y.
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