Talk:sparrow-fart
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Is 'sparrow fart' a euphemism derived from 'cockcrow'?— This unsigned comment was added by 149.135.12.24 (talk) at 02:40, 1 December 2006.
Someone suggested via OTRS e-mail that this actually comes from Fahrt (“start”).—msh210℠ (talk) 21:17, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
"Possibly from earlier British Army usage, from Urdu (sawayray, “early”)." I seriously doubt it.