spit take noun informal
noun: spit take; plural noun: spit takes; noun: spittake; plural noun: spittakes
- (especially as a comic technique) an act of suddenly spitting out liquid one is drinking in response to something funny or surprising.
“the goofy script and flat characters would never fly without all the spit takes”
“And what of the rigid double-breasted suit from Italo Zucchelli’s most recent Calvin Klein collection? Would the cheetah pattern occasion spit-takes at the coffee shop?”
from Stowe Boyd http://stoweboyd.com/post/136877708272
