English Explanatory Dictionary

cut the cheese

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To fart loudly.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, cheese.

Pronunciation

en-au-cut the cheese.ogg

Word forms

cut the cheese cuts the cheese cutting the cheese

Etymology

This idiom references the foul smell emitted by some cheeses, many of which have a rind that keeps the odor in. Once the rind is pierced, as in the case of slicing it, the smell is released.

Synonyms

break wind fart flatulate pass gas trump

Related words

he who smelt it dealt it cheeser

Translations

French: coupe fromage Jamaican Creole: buss a poop Polish: puszczać bąka Polish: puścić bąka Spanish: cortar el queso
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