Sick
Sick verb - Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
Throw up
Throw up verb - To discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
Both terms in one sentence
- Chuck can recover health by consuming food or drink, but if he does this with alcohol several times in a row or with spoiled food, he'll get sick and throw up.
Source: Reality Ensues / Video Games -
When training Lincoln for football, Lynn prepares the typical raw eggs for him, however all they do is make Lincoln get sick and throw up.
Source: Raw Eggs Make You Stronger - In The Goonies Chunk recounts mixing up a bunch of fake puke, taking it to a movie theater, going up to the balcony, then throwing it on the people below, all the people in the theater started to get sick and throw up all over each other.
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