drive the porcelain bus

drive the por·ce·lain bus
UK/ˈdɹaɪv ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈbʌs/US/ˈdɹaɪv ðə ˈpɔɹsəlɪn ˈbʌs/US/ˈdɹaɪv ðə ˈpɔɹslɪn ˈbʌs/

verb

Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl, especially while drunk or hungover”).

Meanings

verbdrive the porcelain bus (third-person singular simple present drives the porcelain bus, present participle driving the porcelain bus, simple past drove the porcelain bus, past participle driven the porcelain bus)

present singular third person drives the porcelain bus · participle present driving the porcelain bus · past drove the porcelain bus · participle past driven the porcelain bus

  1. euphemistichumorousidiomaticSynonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl, especially while drunk or hungover”).

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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl, especially while drunk or hungover”).

Origin

Humorous euphemism associating the position of the hands on a toilet seat while vomiting with holding the steering wheel of a bus.

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