Definition
To expel gases generated during digestion, especially through the anus; to fart.
Origins
First attested 1552. From break + wind (“flatulence”). Compare Saterland Frisian wiendje (“to break wind”).
In Context
- "I broke wind and excused myself afterwards."
Also Said As
- let off
- let one rip
- break ass
- pass gas
- pass wind
- cut the cheese
- fart
- flatulate
- toot
- guff