"Chuck up"?
Damien Hall
halldj at BABEL.LING.UPENN.EDU
Wed May 17 17:00:39 UTC 2006
Wilson asked:
> I've just heard an Englishman on the tube speaking of Asian food say, "It
> didn't appear to be anything that would make me _chuck up_."
>
> Is this an ordinary variant of "upchuck," the only American version that
> I've ever heard or read?
Yes. Completely normal. I think that *upchuck* is marked over there as
'American' (whatever that means), as you might expect.
Wilson, I suppose you mean you heard this on the telly? For Brits, as you'll
know, of course, the tube / Tube is the London Underground! Unless you're
actually *in* London at the moment; but I'm sure you'd have said if it was
relevant, so I think Barry is our only itinerant member at the moment.
Damien Hall
University of Pennsylvania
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