At some point in the late 19th or early 20th century, people got the wrong idea about vomitoriums. (scientificamerican.com)
Suzanne Collins» «The Hunger Games» series, for example, alludes to vomitoriums when the lavish inhabitants of the Capitol — all with Latin names like Flavia and Octavia — imbibe a drink to make them vomit at parties so they can gorge themselves on more calories than citizens in the surrounding districts would see in months. (scientificamerican.com)