Where does “pukeface” come from?
pukeface (English) comes from English face, from Middle English face, from Old French face, from Late Latin facia.
pukeface (English): A contemptible, undesirable, or ugly person
Definitions
- A contemptible, undesirable, or ugly person
Ancestry of “pukeface”, step by step
pukeface traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English face
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | face | The front part of the head of a human or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | face | face; Alternative form of fass |
| 3 | Old French | face | face |
| 4 | Late Latin | facia | — |
via English puke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | puke | vomit; A drug that induces vomiting; A worthless,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | pukaną | to spit, puff; to pick, peck, prick, knock |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |