Dictionary definition of “protein spill”

protein spill

n. vomit or the act of vomiting. Subjects: English

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Citations: 1985 John Masters Toronto Star (Can.) (Dec. 21) “Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s Skytrain, and what a way to go!” p. G3: At other amusement parks they would simply throw up, but not at Expo. Here, the staff are learning how to respond to “protein spills.” 1990 Joseph S. Polvino Usenet: rec.humor (Feb. 25) “How about some puke synonyms?”: I wrote last year, asking people to write any puke synonyms they’ve heard of lately…protein spill. 1997 Bill Hybels Fit to Be Tied (July 13) p. 47: I noticed some of the guys were looking a little green.…All I can say is that they both experienced “unplanned protein spills.” 2003 Jeffrey Epstein Queens in the Kingdom (Apr. 15) p. 73: It’s only a rumor, but we hear that Disney had to install a floor that it could “power clean” because they anticipate the zero-gravity simulation may cause some people to produce, uh, protein spills. 2005 Mike Schneider @ Lake Buena Vista Bradenton Herald (Florida) (Apr. 18) “Chinese workers learn Disney lingo”: Virginia Li Yuk Wing, 24, a college graduate in marketing who is working as a custodian at Disney-MGM Studios before moving to the Hong Kong park, learned the euphemism for the mess created by queasy visitors after an intense ride: protein spill.

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