vomit 2009 - 嘔吐 2009

回転木馬のデッド•ヒートという村上春樹の短編集をご存知だろうか?この短編集の中に『嘔吐 1979』という作品がある。主人公がある日突然嘔吐しだすという奇怪な話しでちょいとばかりアーバンミステリーっぽい仕上げになっている。

そんな話しを思い出す、私の個人的体験、


嘔吐 2009

吐きやすいタイプでもないのに、今回イギリスに行く飛行機で、イギリスから戻る飛行機で、私は吐き気を突然催し、実際に何度か吐いた(あ、でもちゃんとトイレで吐いたから)。

purge

なんて言葉が頭に浮かびながら吐いた。



purge |pərj|
verb [ trans. ]
rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition, typically giving a sense of cathartic release : Bob had helped purge Martha of the terrible guilt that had haunted her.
• remove (an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition) in such a way.
• remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place, typically in an abrupt or violent manner : he purged all but 26 of the central committee members.
• remove someone from (an organization or place) in such a way : an opportunity to purge the party of unsatisfactory members.
• Law atone for or wipe out (contempt of court).
• physically remove (something) completely : a cold air blower purges residual solvents from the body.
• [ intrans. ] [often as n. ] ( purging) evacuate one's bowels, esp. as a result of taking a laxative.
noun
an abrupt or violent removal of a group of people from an organization or place : a purge of the ruling class is absolutely necessary | the Stalinist purges.
• dated a laxative.
DERIVATIVES
purger noun
ORIGIN Middle English (in the legal sense [clear oneself of a charge] ): from Old French purgier, from Latin purgare ‘purify,’ from purus ‘pure.’