The Vomit Comet
The overnight TTC bus routes (like Blue Night buses) that run after the subway closes and the bars let out — named for, well, exactly what you'd expect happens on them.
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How it's used
This is TTC and highway culture — the nicknames locals actually use instead of the official names.
“Missed the last subway, guess it's the vomit comet home.”
Where it comes from
Origin: Late-night TTC bus culture. Like a lot of GTA slang, its exact origin is debated even among people who use it every day — see our full history of Toronto slang for the bigger picture on how this vocabulary formed.
Sources
This entry was compiled through general research into Toronto/GTA slang rather than one single citable source — see the full bibliography in SOURCES.md and the wider context in our history of Toronto slang.