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vomit comet

vomit comet
 n.— Â«He sat on an upturned orange crate all the way from Wisconsin because his bus, the Vomit Comet, has one less seat than boys.» â€”“Latest Book by Julilly H. Kohler Released Today” Sheboygan Press (Wisconsin) Aug. 15, 1957. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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