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Fart
Flatulence is defined in the medical literature as “flatus expelled through the anus” or the “quality or state of being flatulent”, which is defined in turn as “marked by or affected with gases generated in the intestine or stomach; likely to cause digestive flatulence”. The root of these words is from the Latin flatus – “a blowing, a breaking wind”. Flatus is also the medical word for gas generated in the stomach or bowels. Despite these standard definitions, a proportion of intestinal gas may be swallowed environmental air, and hence flatus is not totally generated in the stomach or bowels. The scientific study of this area of medicine is termed flatology.
It is normal for humans to pass flatus through the rectum, although the volume and frequency may vary greatly between individuals. It is also normal for intestinal gas passed through the rectum to have a characteristic feculent smell, although this too may vary in concentration. Flatus is brought to the rectum by specialised contractions of the muscles in the intestines and colon. The noises commonly associated with flatulence (“blowing a raspberry”) are caused by the vibration of anal sphincters, and occasionally by the closed buttocks. Both the noise and smell associated with flatus leaving the anus can be sources of embarrassment or comedy in many cultures.
There are five general symptoms related to intestinal gas: pain, bloating and abdominal distension, excessive flatus volume, excessive flatus smell and gas incontinence. Furthermore, eructation (“an act or instance of belching”, colloquially known as “burping”) is sometimes included under the topic of flatulence.
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Toot (noun)
The noise of a horn or whistle.
“He gave a little toot of the horn, to get their attention.”
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Toot (noun)
A fart; flatus.
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Toot (noun)
Cocaine.
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Toot (noun)
A spree of drunkness.
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Toot (noun)
(informal, pronounced /tʊt/) Rubbish, tat.
“I’m not paying fifty pounds for this load of old toot!”
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Toot (noun)
A message on the social networking software Mastodon.
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Toot (noun)
A toilet.
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Toot (verb)
To stand out, or be prominent.
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Toot (verb)
To peep; to look narrowly.
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Toot (verb)
To see; to spy.
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Toot (verb)
To flatulate.
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Toot (verb)
To make the sound of a horn or whistle.
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Toot (verb)
To cause a horn or whistle to make its sound.
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Toot (verb)
To go on a drinking binge.
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Toot (verb)
To post a message on a Mastodon instance (a self-hosted version of the networking software).
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Fart (verb)
To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.
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Fart (verb)
To waste time with idle and inconsequential tasks; to go about one’s activities in a lackadaisical manner; to be lazy or over-relaxed in one’s manner or bearing.
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Fart (verb)
To emit (fumes, gases, etc.).
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Fart (noun)
An emission of digestive gases from the anus; a flatus. from 15th c.
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Fart (noun)
An irritating person; a fool.
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Fart (noun)
(usually as “old fart”) An elderly person; especially one perceived to hold old-fashioned views.
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Toot (noun)
a short, sharp sound made by a horn, trumpet, or similar instrument
“the blue van’s familiar toots”
“an accidental toot from the saxophonist”
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Toot (noun)
a snort of a drug, especially cocaine
“he still likes a toot”
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Toot (noun)
cocaine
“you won’t have me to supply you with free toot”
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Toot (noun)
a spell of drinking and lively enjoyment; a spree
“a sales manager on a toot”
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Toot (verb)
sound (a horn or similar) with a short, sharp sound
“an impatient motorist tooted a horn”
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Toot (verb)
make a toot
“a car tooted at us”
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Toot (verb)
snort (cocaine)
“the drawbacks of tooting cocaine”
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Fart (verb)
emit wind from the anus.
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Fart (verb)
waste time on silly or trivial things.
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Fart (noun)
an emission of wind from the anus.
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Fart (noun)
a boring or contemptible person
“he was such an old fart”