Burp

/bɜrp/ verb

To suddenly release gas from your stomach through your mouth with a sound, often involuntarily after eating or drinking.

Created in the 1930s as onomatopoeia—the word literally imitates the sound of the action. It's a modern coinage that replaced the more formal 'eructation' in everyday English.

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