pukey

pukey

1. Nauseated; queasy; given to vomiting. "Puke" is a slang term for vomit. Could you stop the car for a bit? I'm feeling a little pukey. We were all quite pukey after such a turbulent plane ride. My poor daughter has been pukey all weekend long.
2. Of, resembling, or related to vomit. There was a pukey smell coming from the back of the plane. Someone must have thrown up. It's apparently a delicacy in this region, but I just couldn't stand the pukey flavor.
3. Causing nausea or vomiting. For some reason, my sister has always considered carrots pukey. I just can't stand pukey roller coasters anymore.
4. Causing aversion or disgust; repulsive, distasteful, or offensive. I can't believe they promoted that pukey guy to run the entire company! They've been passing some pukey legislation over the last few years.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pukey

and pukoid
mod. disgusting; repellent. Who is that pukey looking guy? I won’t eat that pukoid stuff!
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • pukish
  • pukoid
  • puke hole
  • talk to Huey on the big white (tele)phone
  • barf bag
  • buicks
  • sick to (one's) stomach
  • sick to one's stomach
  • sick to your stomach
  • talk to Ralph on the big white (tele)phone
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