puke(v.)
puke(n.)
1737年,“一种引起呕吐的药物”; 到1938年,“呕吐物”,源自 puke(动词)。美国俚语中的意思“密苏里州人”(1835年)可能是一个不同的词,起源不明。
It is well known, that the inhabitants of the several western States are called by certain nicknames. Those of Michigan are called wolverines; of Indiana, hooshers; of Illinois, suckers; of Ohio, buckeyes; of Kentucky, corn-crackers; of Missouri pukes, &c. To call a person by his right nickname, is always taken in good part, and gives no offence; but nothing is more offensive than to mis-nickname—that is, were you to call a hoosher a wolverine, his blood would be up in a moment, and he would immediately show fight. [A.A. Parker, "Trip to the West and Texas," Concord, N.H., 1835]
众所周知,西部几个州的居民被称为某些 nicknames。密歇根州的人被称为 wolverines; 印第安纳州的人被称为 hooshers; 伊利诺伊州的人被称为 suckers; 俄亥俄州的人被称为 buckeyes; 肯塔基州的人被称为 corn-crackers; 密苏里州的人被称为 pukes,等等。用正确的绰号称呼一个人总是受欢迎的,不会冒犯; 但是没有什么比给人一个错误的绰号更冒犯的了——也就是说,如果你把一个胡舍尔人称为狼獾,他会立刻愤怒起来,并立即展开斗争。[A.A. Parker,“西部和德克萨斯之行”,新罕布什尔州康科德,1835年]
Bartlett(1859年)将“密苏里州人的绰号”作为 puke(名词)的第二个意义,第一个意义是“卑鄙、可鄙的家伙”。至少从1858年开始,将该州的绰号与“呕吐”一词联系在一起,民间词源学谈论着这个古老的州实际上将移民吐出到加利福尼亚。
该词起源时间:1737年