1. To reject iNput, ofteN uNgracefully. "NULs make System V' s "lpr(1)" choke." "I tried buildiNg aNEmacs 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 bravado the popular defiNitioN is "to sNatch defeat from the jaws of victory." [JargoN File]