"Roman shower" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Roman shower.ogg [Australia] Forms: Roman showers [plural]
Etymology: Sense 2: From the supposed vomitorium of the Romans; compare brown shower, golden shower. Etymology templates: {{m|en|brown shower}} brown shower, {{m|en|golden shower}} golden shower Head templates: {{en-noun}} Roman shower (plural Roman showers)
  1. A shower stall that is not enclosed by a door or shower curtain.
    Sense id: en-Roman_shower-en-noun-GPtiUy6F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 41 20
  2. (slang) A fetishistic sexual act in which one participant vomits on another. Tags: slang Synonyms: rainbow shower
    Sense id: en-Roman_shower-en-noun-Wl0BoDV7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 41 20
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Roman, shower. Related terms: emetophilia
    Sense id: en-Roman_shower-en-noun-HwsUUv~M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 41 20

Inflected forms

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