bow down before the porcelain god

bow down be·fore the por·ce·lain god
UK/ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/US/ˌboʊ ˈdoʊn tə ðə ˈpɔɹsəlɪn ˈɡɑd/US/ˌboʊ ˈdoʊn tə ðə ˈpɔɹslɪn ˈɡɑd/

verb

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

Meanings

verbbow down before the porcelain god (third-person singular simple present bows down before the porcelain god, present participle bowing down before the porcelain god, simple past and past participle bowed down before the porcelain god)

present singular third person bows down before the porcelain god · participle present bowing down before the porcelain god · participle past bowed down before the porcelain god · past bowed down before the porcelain god

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

    In "City of Angels," surgeon Meg Ryan bows down before the porcelain goddess after losing a patient and informing the family.

    1998, Mick LaSalle, “Everything's Coming Up In Hollywood Movies / Films' love of tossing cookies isn't realistic”, in SFGate

    Synonyms: bait, barf, be sick, blow chunks, boak, boke, boot, bork

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bow down before the porcelain god

All rhymes →
Cite this entry
APA

bow down before the porcelain god. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bow%20down%20before%20the%20porcelain%20god

MLA

“bow down before the porcelain god.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bow%20down%20before%20the%20porcelain%20god. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bow down before the porcelain god,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bow%20down%20before%20the%20porcelain%20god.

Source: bow down before the porcelain god on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.