This week’s theme
Unusual synonyms for everyday acts

This week’s words
sternutate
eruct
flatulate
ingurgitate
nictitate

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(FLACH-uh-layt)

MEANING:

verb intr.: To pass intestinal gas from the anus.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin flare (to blow). Earliest documented use: 1805.

USAGE:

“Greg writes: I think that a gentleman should never flatulate in front of his lady. But my girlfriend believes it is a showing of trust and affection.”
John Hodgman; The One-Page Magazine; The New York Times Magazine; Apr 28, 2013.

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