choke and puke

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choke and puke

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From choke + and + puke. Popularized by the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit.

noun choke and pukes

  1. slang A roadside diner or truck stop restaurant; referring to the quick, often low-quality food the drivers have to eat in a hurry. ... a trucker rides in his “bucket of bolts” ... and stopping at his favorite “choke-and-puke” for a cup of “mud.”

    Similar: diner

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@misc{choke_and_puke_2026,
  title = {choke and puke},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/choke%20and%20puke},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}