(rare, nonstandard) Forenoon.

(sometimes humorous) The period of time before a defining, often apocalyptic event, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

(idiomatic, humorous) Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”)

simple past tense and past participle of bow down before the porcelain god

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bow down before the porcelain god

present participle of bow down before the porcelain god

A food quality marking which denotes the date until which a food item is guaranteed to be at its best.

One cannot expect success at the first attempt; practice makes perfect.

(archaic) Previously; in the past.

(law) Before the commission of a crime. / Assumed prior to factual study; ipso facto true, good, or correct; a priori