bowk

Meaning

  1. (Geordie) To belch, to burp.
  2. (UK) To vomit.

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
/boʊk/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English bolken, bulken, alteration of earlier balken, from Old English bealcan (“to belch; utter”). Compare Dutch bulken (“to roar”), German bölken. More at bolk.

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