vomick
To throw up, said the mountain way.
Also called vomit, vomic.
Updated September 24, 2026
vomick pronunciation
/VAH-mick/
Meaning
Vomick is vomit with a hard k on the end. Same ugly business, whether it is carsickness on a twisty road or too much fried food after church. You hear it as a verb and sometimes as a noun for the mess itself. Plain talk, not doctor talk.
How folks use it
- “That twisty road made her want to vomick.”
- “He vomicked all over the truck floor after the fair.”
Origin and etymology
Regional pronunciation of vomit found in Southern and South Midland speech, especially Appalachia. Dialect surveys and DARE list vomick among everyday rural words for throwing up. The t drifted to a k in local mouths.