break wind

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 See also

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[edit] Etymology

First attested 1552.

[edit] Verb

to break wind (third-person singular simple present breaks wind, present participle breaking wind, simple past broke wind, past participle broken wind)

1. (idiomatic, euphemism) To flatulate; fart; to expel gases generated during digestion through the anus.

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• (expel gases through the anus): break ass, pass gas, cut the cheese, fart, flatulate, toot, guff

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[edit] See also

• burp