drive the porcelain bus
/ˈdɹaɪv ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈbʌs/
"drive-the-porcelain-bus" is a 20-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“drive the porcelain bus” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 23
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl, especially while drunk or hungover”).
Corpus desk
Index EN-drive-the-porcelain-bus · drive the porcelain bus · English
drive the porcelain bus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 23 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | drive the porcelain bus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈdɹaɪv ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈbʌs/ |
| Letters | 23 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “drive the porcelain bus” in English
Rare enough to double-check
drive the porcelain bus is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈdɹaɪv ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈbʌs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl, especially while drunk or hungover”).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for drive the porcelain bus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Humorous euphemism associating the position of the hands on a toilet seat while vomiting with holding the steering wheel of a bus. The correct English form is drive the porcelain bus, spelled D-R-I-V-E- -T-H-E- -P-O-R-C-E-L-A-I-N- -B-U-S.
Definition
- 1Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl, especially while drunk or hungover”).
Etymology
Humorous euphemism associating the position of the hands on a toilet seat while vomiting with holding the steering wheel of a bus.
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.