Hello Wayne,
Interesting. Amer. equivalent = upchucking. We also have "ralphing"
(my own favorite). Marvelously inventive language, esp. for bodily
functions. (I hope this doesn't start a thread.)
John P
"Harridge, Wayne" wrote:
>
> Olaf wrote:
>
> >
> > >Hej Olaf -- "Chucking" is a modern American idiom meaning
> > "throw it out".
> > >:-))
> >
> > Aaargh, that was my original guess , and I had already typed
> > in a phrase
> > saying something like "don't throw the PBG2 out just yet..."
> > when I thought
> > I'd better look up the verb "to chuck". The dictionary then
> > came up with the
> > tapping/patting thing :)
> >
>
> "Chucking" is a modern Australian idiom with a slightly different meaning !
>
> -- Vomitting.
>
> Wayne Harridge
> Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia
> http://www.geocities.com/wayneharridge/
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