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The meaning and origin of the expression: Technicolor yawn

Technicolor yawn

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What's the meaning of the phrase 'Technicolor yawn - A'?

Vomiting.

What's the origin of the phrase 'Technicolor yawn - A'?

This is one of the many colourful Australian phrases for vomiting. It was coined by, or at least popularised by, Barry Humphries and appeared in his 1965 review A Nice Night’s Entertainment:

When I swallowed the last prawn,
I had a technicolor yawn and I chundered in the old Pacific Sea.

See also Point Percy at the Porcelain.

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