fise

Meaning

Noun

  • An instance of flatulence.

Origin

  • From Middle English fise, fyse, from Old Norse físa ("to break wind") (whence also Danish fise), from Proto-Germanic *fīsaną ("to break wind"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- ("to blow, breathe"). More at fist.

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