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While vomit and vomitoria come from the same root, meaning “to spew forth,” a vomitorium is simply a passage through which spectators spewed from amphitheaters or arenas into the street.
Many Roman homes featured a vomitorium, a room where people could vomit after overindulging.
So, after it breaks apart a clam and is ready to chow down, it just vomits up its stomach.
One might want to take leave of a companion and even rush outdoors to vomit not because they are crude, dim or nasty but because they have revealed themselves to be undeniably and conspicuously nice.