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pray to the porcelain god en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹeɪ tə ðə ˈpɔɹsəlɪn ˈɡɑd/ (General-American)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈpɹeɪ tʊ ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈpɹeɪ tə ðə ˈpɔɹslɪn ˈɡɑd/ (General-American)

Etymology

See worship the porcelain god.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
prayed to the porcelain god Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
prayed to the porcelain god Tense=Past lexicographic
prays to the porcelain god Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
praying to the porcelain god Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

retch · spew · be sick · whoops · get sick · talk to God on the big white telephone · pray to the porcelain god · blow chunks · heave · worship the porcelain god · bork · worship the porcelain god · toss one's cookies · drive the porcelain bus · cast · sick up · lose one's lunch · boot · erupt · ralph · chunder · vomit · regurgitate · bow down before the porcelain god · regurge · sick · boke · upchuck · woof one's cookies · talk to God on the big white telephone · purge · boak · honk · gag · disgorge · bait · puke up · worship the porcelain goddess · yak · puke · talk to Ralph on the big white telephone · chuck · shoot the cat · cast up one's accounts · launch one's lunch · hurl · toss · throw up · barf · chuck up