English Explanatory Dictionary

flatus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Gas generated in the digestive tract.
  2. Expulsion of such gas through the anus.
  3. Morbid inflation or swelling.

Pronunciation

/ˈfleɪtəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flatus.wav /ˈflætəs/

Word forms

flatus flatuses

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin flātus (“blowing, wind, fart”). First attested in the 1660s–1670s.

Synonyms

air biscuit barking spider beef biological warfare bottom burp botty burp butt burp curmurring emission fart feist fise fist flatulence flatus guff poot raspberry tart SBD toot trouser cough whooper wind windy

Related words

flatulate flatulent

Derived words

antiflatus flatuency
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