English Online Dictionary. What means ralph? What does ralph mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹælf/
- Rhymes: -ælf
Etymology 1
US 1960s, of uncertain origin, apparently derived from a use of the male name Ralph, but perhaps imitative.
Verb
ralph (third-person singular simple present ralphs, present participle ralphing, simple past and past participle ralphed)
- (slang) To vomit.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vomit
Alternative forms
- rauf
References
- “ralph v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
Etymology 2
Noun
ralph (plural ralphs)
- (UK, regional, obsolete) A raven.
References
- The Essex Review (1934).
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams
- Prahl