To say that 'fart' is not an appropriate word for a 2yo?

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Basically, DH thinks it's fine to say farty-farty whenever DD has wind, which she thinks is hilarious and now copies.

I've said that I don't think it's a nice word for a child to learn. My argument is that fart is along the same lines as 'crap', not offensive as an adult but you wouldn't want your toddler saying it. He says it's not the same at all and that fart is utterly non-offensive. It's not a huge deal, we're kind of just a bit bemused with each other's views over it. So who is being unreasonable?

Seriously. 'bottom burp' is far more uncouth than 'fart'!

and 'pump' means shag.

I agree squoosh bottom burp is gross. What's a shit, a bottom puke?

Was a swear word when I was a child (Am 30) we use trump,and thinking about it i don't know why. Although ds just shouts "pooh-y stinky dsis/dog/complete stranger in the shop, now say scuse Me".

YABU.

My 22mo loves the words poo and fart, words that allowed him to coin the new word 'poo-fart' when he had diahorrea. Which, regardless of any delicate sensibilities, you have to agree, is rather accurate.

It's only on MN that I discovered that "fart" is considered rude by some people. It certainly never was when I was going up.
"Trump" is awful, makes me think of someone's arse cheeks smacking together with the force of the wind expulsion, "parp" is what you'd find in the little arse-speech bubble thing if a cartoon character farts, and "pump" is shag in Scotland.
As for "fluff".... It's not cotton wool balls that come out of anyone's ring now is it!

I have to say I think of pop and trump etc as very bourgeois. All the posh and salt of the earth types I know say fart. Call it what it is.

In our house we say "anal belch"

What about 'rectal repeat'?

I hate the action and all words for it. I have a real thing about it, like a real problem. I don't know why. I can occasionally say the f word but I have to say it really quickly. My least hated way of saying it is blow off. I'm 28 btw.

My dp and dd find them hilarious and when she's talking I imagine they'll have a host of names for them while I sit and quietly cringe away in a corner.

When she starts talking I mean.

YANBU

We say fart. Its not a swear word. I'm 46.

I never understand people who think 'parp', or 'trump', 'bottom burp' (!) or 'windy pops' is somehow more refined than 'fart'.

Me neither! What is even more hilarious to me about this thread is the number of people calling 'trump' / 'parp' / 'pump' twee, hyacinth bucket like or even (and I snort laugh just thinking about it) bourgeois. Haaaaaaaahahahahahahaha! That honestly nearly made me cry with laughter. Oh you don't say fart? How bourgeois. I say fart. I'm so chic and avant gard . I bet Sartre said fart. Fartre? Teeeheeheeee. Such a funny thread. Who knew there were so many subtle nuances to breaking wind / passing gas / whatever. It's really made me laugh - in a good way. Thank you MN world!

Another one who hates any word associated with the action. This is the first time I have ever heard of the word fart being offensive. They are all the same IMO and tbh I think anything else sounds even more cringey. I'm 25.

Badger!! Air buffet!!

I have never badgered in my life, I don't think.

Is DH actually farting when he pumps up his bicycle tyres, or the car tyres?

For me pumps were the small black shoes I wore with my PE kit whilst still at primary school during the early seventies. I never managed to wear farts on my feet.

My parents did consider fart to be a slightly rude word, but they use it themselves now, and I consider it perfectly acceptable.

I was brought up with "fart" and "let off" Born in the first half of the 1960's.
When my mother was a little girl (she will be 90 next birthday) she wrote a poem with my Grandfather, a no nonsense farmer, that has since been memorized by every small child born into the family and is usually recited with great relish!

"A Fart"

A fart is but a breeze,
It gives the belly ease,
It warms the britches,
Breaks the stitches
And suffocates the fleas!

That's brilliant Reapwhatyousow

Oh God, my mum says 'fuff'. There is no word that better describes a silent but violent one. But I'm sure that isn't Mum's intention when she says it.

I don't tend to use the word fart as I don't particularly like it, but I don't find it offensive. It's one of those words that doesn't sound quite right coming out of a child's mouth (I know people disagree, but bum falls into this category for me too!)

When my DS was little, we used to call them whizzpops (Roald Dahl fans!) and that kind of stuck for a few years. But at school all his friends call them farts so he's started using that word now. I don't mind as it doesn't sound so bad coming out of a 7yo's mouth, but I still cringe a bit when my 3yo copies!

Crap is a far worse word than fart. I would mind if I heard my DS said that!

I'm 71 and prefer 'fart' to the alternatives. I grew up with 'pump' dh used 'trump' my dc used whatever they though of, it wasn't a regular topic of conversation to be honest. Dgc say 'fart' if anything.

I wasn't allowed to say fart, bum or poo growing up. I've no idea why as I have 3 older siblings and heard my share of proper swearing. We said bottom, fluffed a trump and jobby! I hate jobby now.

As a parent I say bum and poo but still draw the line at fart. We say beep beep.

Do (2.4 yrs) says trump but I wouldn't mind if she said fart. Also wouldn't mind her saying crap - never knew it to be considered a swear word before.

Think the only words I would really consider swear words, and thus really mind DD saying, are shit, fuck, cunt, bollocks, bitch and bastard.

I admit it sounds a bit uncouth to hear a toddler say things like 'oh crap' or 'damn' or 'bloody hell' but certainly wouldn't have me pearl clutching (more likely if be trying to hide my giggles).

Queenmools that's so funny! 'Jobby' seems much earthier shall we say than 'poo'