Meanings
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
- 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 SFGateSynonyms: bait, barf, be sick, blow chunks, boak, boke, boot, bork
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).
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