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
TerzoTER-tsoItalian
Ivka-Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovak, Czech
El-Near Eastern Mythology
Stylianos-Greek, Late Greek
EngelbertENG-el-bert (German)German, Ancient Germanic
MasonMAY-sənEnglish