lose one's lunch



lose one's lunch

Vomit, as in When Anne saw the wound, she thought she'd lose her lunch. This expression does not usually refer to a specific meal and probably survives because of alliteration. [Colloquial; c. 1940]
See also: lose, lunch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jim[dʒim]
ÉImhÍN-Irish
HelgaHEL-gah (German), HEL-gaw (Hungarian)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Ancient Scandinavian
SparrowSPAR-oEnglish (Rare)
Wiremu-Maori
Sunitha-Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam