technicolor yawn

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Meaning · English

An act of vomiting.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

I was down by Bondi Pier, drinkin' tubes of ice cold beer / With a bucket full of prawns upon my knee / When I swallowed the last prawn / I had a technicolor yawn and I chundered in the old Pacific Sea

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “technicolor yawn” mean?

An act of vomiting.

Is “technicolor yawn” formal or informal?

technicolor yawn is generally slang.