English Explanatory Dictionary

fart through silk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be well-off

Word forms

fart through silk farts through silk farting through silk farted through silk

Etymology

Mocking an unpleasant or disliked person's ("fart through") wealthy or comfortable conditions ("silk"). Attested as early as the 1920s.

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