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French · At the Bar

Gerber

zhehr-BAY · /ʒɛʁ.be/

To puke / barf

2/5 Bar-safe

coarse but friendly; fine among acquaintances

Literally

"To sheaf/spew"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

Blunt slang for vomiting, the natural sequel to too many "cuites." Also used figuratively for revulsion: "ça me fait gerber" = "that makes me want to hurl" (i.e. it's disgusting). Coarse but common; not something you'd say at a nice dinner.

Heard in the wild

J'ai trop bu, je vais gerber.

I drank too much, I'm gonna puke.

Where it lands

France (universal)

Quick answers

What does "Gerber" mean?
In French, "Gerber" means "To puke / barf". Literally it's "To sheaf/spew". Blunt slang for vomiting, the natural sequel to too many "cuites." Also used figuratively for revulsion: "ça me fait gerber" = "that makes me want to hurl" (i.e. it's disgusting). Coarse but common; not something you'd say at a nice dinner.
Is "Gerber" offensive?
It's on the mild end — 2/5 (Bar-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. coarse but friendly; fine among acquaintances.
How do you pronounce "Gerber"?
Say it "zhehr-BAY" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: ʒɛʁ.be.

Related in French

C'est nul ! say NOOL That sucks / That's lame Ça craint ! sa KRAN That's sketchy / That sucks / This is bad news Putain ! poo-TAN Damn! / F***! / The all-purpose intensifier — punctuation, really Bordel ! bor-DEL What a mess! / Chaos! — also 'what the hell' as an intensifier Putain de merde ! poo-TAN duh MEHRD For f***'s sake! / Goddammit! Putain de bordel de merde ! poo-TAN duh bor-DEL duh MEHRD For f***'s holy sake! — the full three-word combo

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "Disgusting".

how to say "Disgusting" →

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