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barf bag

noun [C]
 
US slang

Definition

a waterproof paper bag provided for each passenger on an aircraft in case they need to vomitParts of aeroplanes
(Definition of barf bag noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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