worship the porcelain god
To vomit into a toilet bowl.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He drank too much and ended up worshipping the porcelain god.”
“After eating that questionable street food, I spent the entire night worshipping the porcelain god.”
“The flu was so severe that she spent most of the weekend in the bathroom, miserably worshipping the porcelain god.”
The phrase derives from the posture assumed while bending over a toilet bowl to vomit, which suggests a position of prayer. As the vessel in question is frequently constructed from porcelain, the physical proximity required for the act is framed as a form of devotion to a domestic deity.
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bow down before the porcelain god
Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).
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call someone everything but a child of God
To call someone many abusive names.
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drive the porcelain bus
Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl, especially while drunk or hungover”).
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God forbid
indicating that the occurrence of something is very undesirable
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God forfend
Don't let it be.
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God is in the detail
Expresses the idea that whatever one does should be done thoroughly; i.e. details are important.
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god that failed
A notable let-down or flop; a concept, product, or person that has failed to live up to very high expectations.
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God's eye
A decorative diamond-shaped item woven from yarn, associated with Mexican and Central and South American Native American peoples.
Last updated August 10, 2026