Associations to the word «Flatulence»

Wiktionary

FLATULENCE, noun. The state of having gas, often malodorous, trapped (and often released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.
FLATULENCE, noun. The release of such gas, farting.
FLATULENCE TAX, noun. A tax on methane emissions from cows first proposed in New Zealand.
FLATULENCE TAXES, noun. Plural of flatulence tax

Dictionary definition

FLATULENCE, noun. A state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal.
FLATULENCE, noun. Pompously embellished language.

Wise words

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