Phrase guide

bow down before the porcelain god

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌboʊ ˈdoʊn tə ðə ˈpɔɹsəlɪn ˈɡɑd/
  • General-American: /ˌboʊ ˈdoʊn tə ðə ˈpɔɹslɪn ˈɡɑd/
  • rhymes with -ɒd

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verb

Meaning 1

Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bait, barf, be sick, blow chunks, boak, boke, boot, bork, bow down before the porcelain god, cast, cast up one's accounts, chuck, chuck up, chunder, disgorge, drive the porcelain bus, erupt, gag, get sick, heave, honk, hurl, launch one's lunch, lose one's lunch, pray to the porcelain god, puke, puke up, purge, ralph, regurge, regurgitate, retch, shoot the cat, sick, sick up, spew, talk to God on the big white telephone, talk to Ralph on the big white telephone, throw up, toss, toss one's cookies, upchuck, vomit, woof one's cookies, whoops, worship the porcelain god, worship the porcelain goddess, yak

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

See worship the porcelain god.