FLATULENCE

turgidity, turgidness, flatulence

(noun) pompously embellished language

flatulence, flatulency, gas

(noun) a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

flatulence (countable and uncountable, plural flatulences)

The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.

The release of such gas; breaking wind.

Usage notes

A formal Latinate term, used in medical and scientific discourse, but also euphemistically to avoid crude terms such as fart. Compare excrement.

Coordinate terms

• queef

Source: Wiktionary

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Flat"u*lence, Flat"u*len*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. flatulence.]

Definition: The state or quality of being flatulent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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