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To bring back up what you swallowed, whether dinner or a half-understood lecture.

means To throw something back up from the stomach, or to repeat information mechanically without real understanding.

from From Latin regurgitare, to flood back, built on gurges, a whirlpool or gulletthe throat as a swirling drain.

Bird parentingMany birds feed chicks by regurgitating meals.
Same rootShares gurges with gurgle and gorge.
Exam usageOften means parroting facts without thought.
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