Is 'fart' a vulgar or coarse word?

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My OH says yes.. I'm astonished it could be considered vulgar. He would prefer I use guff or trump, I've always thought they were on the same level...

So mumsnetters, is 'fart' acceptable and if not what do you use instead?

It’s one of the words that’s becoming more mainstream, we say let rip

I will never understand why some people get so worked up over farting? It's just a bodily function, everyone does it so own it. And yes I say fart, because it's the best word for it. Trump and pump are pathetically twee, and as for 'popping' that's even worse!

My DM used to work with a woman who said ''poopsy whoops'. They worked in an old people's home, so there was a lot of 'poopsy whoopsing' going on as you can imagine.

The DC have been told to say trump or pump at school and nursery both of which I hate. I say fart and there is no way it's equivalent to shit (although I say that as well).

Yes, it is vulgar, or coarse.
Not really sure why you'd need to be talking about it so much anyway ?

tobee I couldn’t agree more. However, I believe this is because they have security and can be very frank and straightforward.

The middle and lower classes have much to lose if they are not acceptable. Deference and manners were (are?) valuable commodities.

I don’t like the word or the alternatives! We say passed wind!

Not really sure why you'd need to be talking about it so much anyway ?

Crikey. Is your family constipated?

Back in the dark ages, when I went to my mixed sex state secondary school, we had a supply teacher teaching us 15 year olds. She was about 60, flirted with the boys and thought she was generally "down wiv the kids". She spoilt it all by angrily shouting "who fluffed?!!!!" one afternoon. We all fell about laughing hard.

Well I suppose it’s vulgar in that it describes foul smelling air coming out of your arse, which is not the most refined image/ concept. But the word itself, or talking about bodily functions I’m fine with.
How do people who can’t talk about it or don’t like the word cope with having sons?
Like all humans, my family all fart, and we all call it that.
I like that president trump is actually president fart according to a lot of you.

'Done a Donald' has worked its way into our family syntax

That word is a pet hate of mine. My dc when through a staff recently of saying it and I had to keep telling them off!

I can't actually remember the last time I had to call it anything, but I would say fart if I did.

i'm not a fan of "toilet talk", if needed i encourage the use of the word "toot" as in "if your tooting this much you may want to go to the bathroom".

We do refer to having dropped out guts....

out our

Yes, I do say it but wouldn't in front of anyone other than DH and toddler farty pants himself

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I was having a game of bogies with DH only this evening. In public.

2yo ds says 'pooeeyy' And waves his hand around for any fart/toilet related incidents. It's pretty funny as he's only just 2 but may have to tell him it's rude by the time he's 3.

If your too posh to talk about farts do you just ignore them then? Shows an amazing level of restraint.

I love dropped our guts! I am a fairly crude person though...I find trump twee and guff very descriptive but deffo not polite.
I'm quite amazed we are 15 years together and this is the first time I've known he doesn't like the word fart. Esp as he taught me to be proud of my farts and lift abum cheek/leg when I am doing one...

I wonder if it's a south/midlands divide? I'm from the south...

I love a bit of toilet talk and find this thread hilarious.

Fart or bottom burps in this house.

I'm someone who is amused by body percussion.

I really don't like pump though.

Coarse, but with a solid heritage. Chaucer used the word in The Miller's Tale. Nothing wrong with it in my opinion!

If it's good enough to be fart on the NHS page it's good enough for us. We are a farty house, although we do also drop our guts
www.nhs.uk/conditions/flatulence/

Dunno you go more than 20 mins south of me you'll end up in the Channel 😂

‘Guff’ is a horrid word 🤢 I like fart, it’s funny.

Though my mum wasn’t best pleased when my grandad taught me a new song and I went off to nursery singing:

Who farted?
Wee Annie.
Dae it again, hen.
I cannae.
God bless yer wee bum!