1. To reject input, often ungracefully."NULs make System V' s "lpr(1)" choke.""I tried building an Emacs binary to use X, but "cpp(1)" choked on all those "#define"s."See barf, gag.2. [MIT] More generally, to fail at any endeavor, but with some flair or bravadothe popular definition is "to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory."[Jargon File]