Idiom
drive the porcelain bus
Meaning
Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl, especially while drunk or hungover”).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He drank too much and is now driving the porcelain bus.”
“I feel terrible because I am driving the porcelain bus today.”
“After that wild party, he spent the entire morning driving the porcelain bus in the bathroom.”
“If you mix those different types of alcohol, you will likely spend your Sunday morning driving the porcelain bus.”
“The boat ride was so rough that half of the passengers were driving the porcelain bus before we reached the shore.”
“Following an evening of excessive indulgence, he found himself confined to the restroom, reluctantly driving the porcelain bus for the remainder of the night.”
Examples
simple
“He drank too much and is now driving the porcelain bus.”
“I feel terrible because I am driving the porcelain bus today.”
contextual
“After that wild party, he spent the entire morning driving the porcelain bus in the bathroom.”
“If you mix those different types of alcohol, you will likely spend your Sunday morning driving the porcelain bus.”
“The boat ride was so rough that half of the passengers were driving the porcelain bus before we reached the shore.”
complex
“Following an evening of excessive indulgence, he found himself confined to the restroom, reluctantly driving the porcelain bus for the remainder of the night.”
Origin
A humorous euphemism originating in the late 20th century, associating the placement of one’s hands upon a toilet seat during the act of vomiting with the posture required to grip the steering wheel of a bus. The porcelain of the fixture provides the vehicle, while the physical necessity of leaning over the bowl dictates the simulated driving position.
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