Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fart through silk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
fart through silk
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be well-off

Colloquial; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Mocking an unpleasant or disliked person's ("fart through") wealthy or comfortable conditions ("silk"). Attested as early as the 1920s.

Usage

Inflected Forms

farts through silk (present, singular) farting through silk (participle, present) farted through silk (participle, past) farted through silk (past)

Questions

What does fart through silk mean?
To be well-off
Where does fart through silk come from?
Mocking an unpleasant or disliked person's ("fart through") wealthy or comfortable conditions ("silk"). Attested as early as the 1920s.

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