broke wind
Released intestinal air
Broke wind is the past tense of break wind, a euphemism for expelling intestinal gas through the anus—farting.
The phrase sounds genteel and is often used when direct terms seem too crude: He broke wind during the meeting and pretended nothing happened.
The construction treats the release as disrupting an otherwise still atmosphere.
- fartExpelled digestive gas
- cut the cheeseExpel intestinal gas audibly
- anusPosterior digestive opening
- flatulenceIntestinal gas accumulation
- burpExpel stomach gas
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