# break wind

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To expel gases generated during digestion, especially through the anus; to fart.

## Etymology
First attested 1552. From break + wind (“flatulence”). Compare Saterland Frisian wiendje (“to break wind”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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