げろ

げろ is a crude/childish word for vomit, widely used in everyday speech but inappropriate in formal settings.

Register

Informal to vulgar. Very common among children and in casual adult speech. Not suitable for formal contexts.

Similar words

• げろ: crude/casual
• 吐(は)いたもの: neutral, general
• 嘔吐(おうと): medical/formal (嘔吐(おうと)する = to vomit, formal)
• 吐瀉物(としゃぶつ): medical/technical term

Common patterns

• げろを吐(は)く: to vomit, to throw up
• げろが出(で)そう: I feel like I'm going to throw up
• げろる: slang verb form (very casual)

Usage

Often appears in talk of illness, motion sickness, or drinking too much. Often written in katakana: ゲロ.