bow down before the porcelain god

/ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/

//ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd// verb

"bow-down-before-the-porcelain-god" is a 28-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bow down before the porcelain god” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
33
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).

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Index EN-bow-down-before-the-porc · bow down before the porcelain god · English

bow down before the porcelain god · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 33 letters
  • VOW-11 11 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for bow down before the porcelain god
PropertyValue
Headwordbow down before the porcelain god
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/
Letters33
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bow down before the porcelain god” in English

bow down before the porcelain godsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bow down before the porcelain god is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bow down before the porcelain god, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: See worship the porcelain god. The correct English form is bow down before the porcelain god, spelled B-O-W- -D-O-W-N- -B-E-F-O-R-E- -T-H-E- -P-O-R-C-E-L-A-I-N- -G-O-D.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how bow down before the porcelain god appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In "City of Angels," surgeon Meg Ryan bows down before the porcelain goddess after losing a patient and informing the family.

Etymology

See worship the porcelain god.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bow down before the porcelain god"?
"bow down before the porcelain god" is spelled B-O-W- -D-O-W-N- -B-E-F-O-R-E- -T-H-E- -P-O-R-C-E-L-A-I-N- -G-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/.
What does "bow down before the porcelain god" mean?
As a verb, "bow down before the porcelain god" means: Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).
How do you pronounce "bow down before the porcelain god"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bow down before the porcelain god" is /ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "bow down before the porcelain god"?
See worship the porcelain god. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list