holy water sprinkler

English

Etymology

(weapon): From its resemblance to the aspergillum.

Noun

holy water sprinkler (plural holy water sprinklers)

  1. An aspergillum.
  2. (historical) A 16th-century spiked mace similar to a morning star, used mainly in England as a weapon.

Translations
aspergillum — see aspergillum

Interjection

holy water sprinkler

  1. An expression of surprise, joy, or desperate need to urinate
    • 1999, David Smith, Jesus in Space (comic)
      Holy water sprinkler, Pachamama is dead!
    • 2006, Erica Beckham (lyrics and music), “Love”:
      Holy water sprinkler! Who are you?
    • 2024, Wonderfool, Autobiography (page 69)
      So there I was, at 3 in the morning, trying to find some decent online cites for "desembocar", a Spanish verb to describe the flowing of water into the sea, when holy water sprinkler!, I'd actually peed myself!
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