How do you use "technicolour yawn" in a sentence?

After the curry and beers, he did a technicolour yawn. She was doing technicolour yawns all night. I nearly did a technicolour yawn on the rollercoaster.

technicolour yawn

Q: What does "technicolour yawn" mean?

vomiting Humorous Australian slang for vomiting, referencing the colours visible in vomit. Deliberately gross but comedic.

Slang Term Australian Unknown very informal

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Meaning: vomiting

呕吐

vomitar

嘔吐

구토 (유머 표현)

Humorous Australian slang for vomiting, referencing the colours visible in vomit. Deliberately gross but comedic.

幽默的澳大利亚俚语，用来形容呕吐，指的是呕吐物中可见的各种颜色。故意恶心但很搞笑。

Jerga australiana humorística para vomitar, haciendo referencia a los colores visibles en el vómito. Deliberadamente asquerosa pero cómica.

嘔吐を表すユーモラスなオーストラリアのスラング。嘔吐物に見える色を指している。意図的に下品だがコミカルな表現。

구토를 뜻하는 유머러스한 호주 속어로, 구토물에 보이는 여러 색깔을 빗댄 표현. 의도적으로 역겹지만 코믹하다.

Examples

After the curry and beers, he did a technicolour yawn.
吃完咖喱喝完啤酒后，他来了一场彩色大呕吐。
Después del curry y las cervezas, soltó un bostezo multicolor.
カレーとビールの後、彼は派手に吐いた。
카레와 맥주를 먹고 나서 그는 화려하게 토했다.
She was doing technicolour yawns all night.
她整晚都在吐彩虹。
Estuvo echando bostezos multicolor toda la noche.
彼女は一晩中ゲーゲー吐いていた。
그녀는 밤새 계속 토하고 있었다.
I nearly did a technicolour yawn on the rollercoaster.
我在过山车上差点吐了。
Casi echo un bostezo multicolor en la montaña rusa.
ジェットコースターで危うく吐くところだった。
롤러코스터에서 하마터면 토할 뻔했다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: casual, humorous, Australian

Tone: crude humour

✓ Do Say

Make vomiting story funny
让呕吐的故事变得有趣
hacer graciosa una historia de vómitos
嘔吐の話を面白くする
구토 이야기를 재미있게 할 때

✗ Don't Say

When someone is actually ill
当某人真的生病时不用
No se usa cuando alguien está realmente enfermo
本当に具合が悪い人には使わない
실제로 아픈 사람에게는 부적절

Origin & History

Australian slang from the 1960s, referencing Technicolor film process. The joke is that vomit has many colours like Technicolor movies.

Cultural Context

Era: modern

Generation: all ages

Social background: working to middle