English Explanatory Dictionary

sparrow-fart

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A time very early in the day; dawn.
  2. A person or thing of no consequence.

Pronunciation

en-au-sparrow-fart.ogg

Word forms

sparrow-fart sparrow-farts sparrowfart sparrow fart sparrow's fart

Etymology

From sparrow + fart. In the dawn sense, apparently from a UK dialect (Yorkshire) from before 1828.

Synonyms

crack of dawn sunrise sunup morning loser waste of space cockcrow
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