What is the polite term for fart?

Flatulence, in humans, is the expulsion of gas from the intestines via the anus, commonly referred to as farting, tooting, or passing gas. "Flatus" is the medical word for gas generated in the stomach or bowels.

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What is the appropriate word for fart?

Air that moves from the digestive tract through the mouth is called belching. Gas is also called flatus or flatulence.

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How do you say passing gas professionally?

The correct medical term for intestinal gas is "flatus," and farting a lot is "flatulence."

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What is a smart word for fart?

synonyms for flatulence

On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to flatulence, such as: babble, boasting, bombast, claptrap, fustian, and turgidity.

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Is fart a rude word?

This word is quite offensive and should only be used in private among close friends. If one really must refer to a flatulent occurrence in public or during a formal occasion, we would suggest using the less-offensive alternative "breaking wind".

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Better ways to confess that you’ve farted - POLITE(ISH) EDITION

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What is fart smell called?

Tiny amounts of hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane combine with hydrogen sulfide (say: SUHL-fyde) and ammonia (say: uh-MOW-nyuh) in the large intestine to give gas its smell. Phew!

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What is passing gas called?

Excess gas in the digestive tract that leads to passing gas is called flatulence. The gas that passes is called flatus. People who have problems with flatulence may feel they pass too much gas or that the flatus has an unpleasant odor.

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How do you say pass on in a formal way?

bequeath
  1. bestow.
  2. commit.
  3. devise.
  4. endow.
  5. entrust.
  6. grant.
  7. hand down.
  8. hand on.

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What can I say instead of passing?

  • handing.
  • leaving.
  • giving.
  • transferring.
  • delivering.
  • delegating.
  • transmitting.
  • relinquishing.

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What does fluffy mean in Australia?

(Australia, New Zealand, euphemistic) A fart.

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What is slang for female fart?

Slang terms for vaginal flatulence include queef, vart, and fanny fart (mostly British).

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What is the professional way to say death in the family?

bereavement Add to list Share.

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What is a pass in slang?

What does Smash or Pass mean? Smash or Pass is a game in which participants vote on whether they would smash (hook up with) or pass (not hook up with) another person (e.g., celebrity, stranger) based on a picture or video of them.

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Can you say passing when someone dies?

It is perfectly common and acceptable to say "he passed" or "he passed away" when you mean "he died" because the context will make it clear what you mean. I hope this helps.

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What does lets pass on him mean?

transitive to give someone something that someone else has given you.

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What is the medical term for passing Flatus?

Flatulence is the medical term for passing gas through the anus. Eructation is the medical term for belching, burping, or passing gas through the mouth. Gas pain is often referred to as bloating.

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How do you use flatulence in a sentence?

Q My fiancé suffers from chronic flatulence that is sometimes uncontrollable. I've got a problem with chronic flatulence. Effects These only occur when excessively large quantities are consumed and can include nausea, flatulence and abdominal cramps.

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What is a silent fart called?

Foist. Definition - a silent fart.

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Why do older people fart more?

Anecdotal evidence links older age to increased gas production. This has been attributed to the metabolic changes that take place at this time of life. These include a general slowing of the metabolism, a decrease in muscle tone and less-effective digestion.

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Is there a fart that has no smell?

Most farts are odorless and indicate that the digestive system is healthy. Farts that have no smell only mean that too much air has accumulated in the body and is now ready to pass and exit. In fact, 99 percent of fart comprises odorless gasses, while the remaining 1 percent is typically sulfurous.

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What does passing a girl mean?

Passing describes the experience of a transgender person being seen by others as the gender they want to be seen as. An example would be a trans woman using the women's bathroom and being seen as female by those around her. Passing is extremely important for many transgender people.

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What does Buddy pass mean slang?

Buddy Pass / Hospital Pass / Murder pass / Star pass: a pass that is lobbed high and/or slowly through the air such that the recipient is crushed by defenders as he receives it.

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What is puff and pass slang?

Puff, puff, pass is the unwritten code of most smoke circles where a joint or spliff, also called a pre-roll, is passed around from smoker to smoker. If you go to a party or have a few friends over, the etiquette is to light one up, puff on it twice, and then pass it to your left.

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What is a more polite word for death?

Passed on, croaked, kicked the bucket, gone to heaven, gone home, expired, breathed his last, succumbed, left us, passed to his eternal reward, lost, met his maker, wasted, checked out, eternal rest, laid to rest, pushing up daisies, called home, was a goner, came to an end, bit the dust, annihilated, liquidated, ...

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