merlion
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English:
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lion
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- a national symbol of Singapore, a mythical creature with the head of a lion and body of a fish
- (metaphor or simile) someone who vomits or is vomiting
Instead, we got ourselves comfortable seats and drowned our livers in liquor, after which we'd hug the toilet bowl, vomit like the Merlion and then go back for more.
— 2011, Yin Tung Foo. The Right Mistakes: My Life As A Singapore Gangster. Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited. ISBN: 9789814351911. p.102
verb
- (metaphor) to vomit, especially projectile vomit