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Ralph Moderate

Ralph has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

A raven.

"Ralph, the old raven, perched on the fence post and watched us leave."

"The ralph from the loudspeaker startled everyone in the hallway."

Verb
1

To vomit.

"After eating too much spicy food, Ralph had to rush to the bathroom and ralph all over the carpet."

In plain English: To ralph means to hit something hard and break it into pieces.

"He decided to ralph down his anger after hearing the bad news."

Proper Noun
1

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

"My neighbor Ralph always greets everyone on his way to work in the morning."

Example Sentences
"The ralph from the loudspeaker startled everyone in the hallway." noun
"He decided to ralph down his anger after hearing the bad news." verb
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Origin

The word ralph emerged in the United States during the 1960s with an unclear origin. While it likely comes from the male name Ralph, some believe it was simply made up to sound like one.

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