pukey adjective3 •(informal) Inclined to vomit; sick.His heart was thumping harder than ever, and it was impossible to tell if the sickish, pukey feeling deep down in his belly was relief or terror. — 1990 •(informal) Resembling vomit in colour, texture, etc.The walls in this abandoned waiting area were painted a pukey orange, compounding the feeling of queasiness I'd had since breakfast. — 2007 •(informal) Vile; contemptible.Biocky, unimaginative, and the pukey colour scheme has you searching out those Blues Brothers sun-glasses you bought on holiday last year, just before they went out of fashion. — 1992 formspukier · pukiest