passing gas
Releasing intestinal air
Passing gas is releasing intestinal gas through the anus—a euphemism for farting.
The phrase sounds clinical or polite, the kind of wording a parent might use with children or a doctor with patients: If you're passing gas, that's a good sign your digestion is working.
Also called breaking wind.
Intestinal gas accumulation
- flatusIntestinal gas expelled
- intestinalOf the gut
- digestionBodily food breakdown
- gastrointestinalRelating to digestive tract
colon · rectum · microbiome · fermentation · methane · hydrogen · sulfur · carbon dioxide
Gag about passing gas
- whoopie cushionPrank device mimicking gas
- prankPlayful trick on someone
- giggleSoft, silly vocalization
- snickerStifled, scornful laugh
slapstick · pull my finger · bathroom humor · comedy · crude · juvenile · silly · sound effect
Swollen, expanded state
- crampsInvoluntary muscle tightening
- pressureForce upon contact
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
- gripeVoice minor displeasure
pang · colic · spasm · rumbling · gurgling · abdominal pain · relief · antacid
flatulence
Intestinal gas accumulation
- flatusIntestinal gas expelled
- intestinalOf the gut
- digestionBodily food breakdown
gastrointestinal · colon · rectum · microbiome · fermentation · methane · hydrogen · sulfur · carbon dioxide · bacteria
fart joke
Gag about passing gas
- whoopie cushionPrank device mimicking gas
- prankPlayful trick on someone
- giggleSoft, silly vocalization
snicker · slapstick · pull my finger · bathroom humor · comedy · crude · juvenile · silly · sound effect · imitation
bloating
Swollen, expanded state
- crampsInvoluntary muscle tightening
- pressureForce upon contact
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
gripe · pang · colic · spasm · rumbling · gurgling · abdominal pain · relief · antacid · peppermint
embarrassment
Self-conscious unease
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
faux pas · mortification · blush · apology · excuse · polite · impolite · public · silent · audible
- pet peevesannoyance, loud chewing, irritation, loud talking, frustration
- bodily wastefeces, excrement, urine, poop, pee
- flatulencefart, flatus, breaking wind, break wind, toot
- gross-out comedyfart joke, poop joke, poop jokes, pee jokes, diarrhea joke
- digestionstomach acid, swallowing, digesting, chewing, digestion
- ailmentsache, aches, ailment, cold, flu