worship the porcelain god
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (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 (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒd
- Hyphenation: wor‧ship the por‧ce‧lain god
Verb edit
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.
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Translations edit
(idiomatic, humorous) to vomit into a toilet bowl
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