# smell one's own farts

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To become conceited; to believe that one's achievements are greater than they really are.

## Etymology
Named after the fact that one is liable to become acclimatized to, or even come to like, the smell of one's own farts, whilst still recognizing others' as foul. The acclimatization is likened to becoming out-of-touch with the reality of one's mediocrity.

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