worship the porcelain god

English

WOTD – 19 November 2020

Etymology

From the body position when one bends over a toilet bowl (which is often made of porcelain) to vomit, which is regarded as similar to that of praying.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɜːʃɪp ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɝʃɪp ðə ˈpɔɹsəlɪn ˈɡɑd/, /ˈwɝʃɪp ðə ˈpɔɹslɪn ˈɡɑd/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Rhymes: -ɒd
Hyphenation: wor‧ship the por‧ce‧lain god

Verb

worship the porcelain god (third-person singular simple present worships the porcelain god, present participle worshipping the porcelain god or worshiping the porcelain god, simple past and past participle worshipped the porcelain god or worshiped the porcelain god)

(idiomatic, humorous) To vomit into a toilet bowl.
Synonyms: bow down before the porcelain god, drive the porcelain bus, pray to the porcelain god, worship the porcelain goddess; see also Thesaurus:regurgitate

Related terms

Translations

(idiomatic, humorous) to vomit into a toilet bowl

Russian: бесе́довать с бе́лым дру́гом (besédovatʹ s bélym drúgom, literally “to chat with a white friend”), звони́ть по бе́лому телефо́ну (zvonítʹ po bélomu telefónu, literally “to make a call with a white phone”)