"drive the porcelain bus" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈdɹaɪv ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈbʌs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɹaɪv ðə ˈpɔɹsəlɪn ˈbʌs/ [General-American], /ˈdɹaɪv ðə ˈpɔɹslɪn ˈbʌs/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-drive the porcelain bus.ogg Forms: drives the porcelain bus [present, singular, third-person], driving the porcelain bus [participle, present], drove the porcelain bus [past], driven the porcelain bus [participle, past]
Rhymes: -ʌs Etymology: Humorous euphemism associating the position of the hands on a toilet seat while vomiting with holding the steering wheel of a bus. Head templates: {{en-verb|drive<,,drove,driven> the porcelain bus}} drive 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)
  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic, humorous) Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl, especially while drunk or hungover”) Tags: euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic Synonyms: regurgitate, worship the porcelain god [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-drive_the_porcelain_bus-en-verb-~6fe9fg1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "vomit",
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        ],
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          "toilet bowl",
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          "drunk",
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    },
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        "General-American"
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