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1. British too, as I've been telling DU since 2015 or 2016

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 02:29 PM

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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

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What is an old slang Austrlian word for "fart"? [View all] LogDog75 Sunday OP

British too, as I've been telling DU since 2015 or 2016 muriel_volestrangler Sunday #1

Must be short for "trumpet." Kid Berwyn Sunday #2