Spit-up

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Digestive fluids and other stomach contents which are regurgitated or vomited, especially by a child. countable, informal, uncountable

    "Dana Lowey Luttway anointed her son Daniel Henri "the king of spit-up" but was inspired by his daily rejections to create her first invention: the ParentSmock, a cotton bib made for parents."

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"If you frequently spit-up blood you should call an ambulance or have a nearby physician make a house call."

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