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LogDog75

(1,261 posts)
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 02:26 PM 14 hrs ago

What is an old slang Austrlian word for "fart"?

It's "trump."

I read this today on Huffington Post.

If you’re thinking that President Donald Trump is making you fart more, you might be right. (Fun fact: An old Australian slang word for a fart is a “trump.”) Stress or anxiety, about the current political climate or matters closer to home, can have an impact on how much someone farts, May said.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/too-many-toots-what-excessive-farting-says-about-your-health-goog_l_69b2df76e4b0aea6db0c2391?origin=home-life-unit

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What is an old slang Austrlian word for "fart"? (Original Post) LogDog75 14 hrs ago OP
British too, as I've been telling DU since 2015 or 2016 muriel_volestrangler 14 hrs ago #1
Must be short for "trumpet." Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #2

muriel_volestrangler

(106,087 posts)
1. British too, as I've been telling DU since 2015 or 2016
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 02:29 PM
14 hrs ago

Oxford English Dictionary:

1.e.
1903–
slang or colloquial. The act of breaking wind audibly.
1903
J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley, Slang vol. VII. ii. 215/2

Kid Berwyn

(24,175 posts)
2. Must be short for "trumpet."
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 02:44 PM
13 hrs ago

Which is short for "strumpet," which is who Grampa Trump trafficked in the Klondike.



Putin, of course, got to the bottom of this.

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