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Farting or blow off ?

459 replies

Cheekytea · 14/11/2021 19:20

Help settle a argument for me

My two and half year old finds it very funny she farts she smiles and giggles and tells everyone she farted,
Hubby not so impressed I taught her to saying farting and thinks the respectful term to teach her is " blow off " or other phrases so I'm asking you all what do you call farting in your household ? And what do they say in school etc

Thanks

OP posts:
CounsellorTroi · 14/11/2021 20:14

Fart.

Wannabegreenfingers · 14/11/2021 20:14

It's a fart. No need for silly twee names for a perfectly normal bodily function.

Houseofvelour · 14/11/2021 20:15

When I was a child, we said trump but it just makes me think of Donald Trump now and I refuse to insult my farts like that!

NotThatHomer · 14/11/2021 20:16

We say fart or letting rip, pumping is shagging, blowing off is oral and ...Bum puffs😂 I just can't go there, though it is cute.

RosieGuacamosie · 14/11/2021 20:16

@Houseofvelour

When I was a child, we said trump but it just makes me think of Donald Trump now and I refuse to insult my farts like that!
I’ve decided when I have kids I’m going to call it a Donald Grin
InvincibleInvisibility · 14/11/2021 20:17

We use fart. My mum doesn't like that - when I was little it was a "noise" (who did a noise?) But fart was more natural for me to use with my DC.

HeyupitsChristmas · 14/11/2021 20:17

DD is a champion farter, but she says she's popped off.

She knows we don't mind her saying fart, but it's not a word she is to use at school or at her grandparents.

SudokuWillNotSaveYou · 14/11/2021 20:18

How the fuck did the load of mums clutching their pearls at the word “fart” have children to begin with? Did DH have to stick his “tiddly wink” in your “front bottom”?

wertheppl · 14/11/2021 20:18

Farting is a swear word in here lol its pump in this house. Unless the kids in bed then I'd say fart. Never heard of blow off.

NotThatHomer · 14/11/2021 20:19

I call it a Fluffy. As in I let Fluffy off the chain.

That's just made my day Grin .

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 14/11/2021 20:19

Fart.

Confrontayshunme · 14/11/2021 20:19

Toot if you are small. Fart above age 3.

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 14/11/2021 20:20

@QueenLagertha

We say "burps" 😂 it's what the nursery calls them and it's just stuck. I don't like to hear young kids say "fart". Sounds vulgar
I'd prefer vulgar kids than hear them call a fart half of these twee bs names
Mypathtriedtokillme · 14/11/2021 20:21

Or just use all the words because it’s good for your 2 year olds language development.

Gas, wind, fart, trump, hoot, toot, (pump is weird)

Farts are funny.

Mateypotatey · 14/11/2021 20:21

I lolled at 'trouser cough'

icedcoffees · 14/11/2021 20:23

@wertheppl

Farting is a swear word in here lol its pump in this house. Unless the kids in bed then I'd say fart. Never heard of blow off.
But 'pump' literally means to have sex, lol.
CalamariGames · 14/11/2021 20:25

All these words are as bad as each other!

thepeopleversuswork · 14/11/2021 20:27

Botty burp is so cringeworthy it makes me die inside.

I would honestly rather hear a kid use the F word than botty burp.

Garriet · 14/11/2021 20:28

Fart. Or possibly guff.

Growing up, my parents said “blow off” which is weird to me now.

Not as bad as “pumped” which sounds like you’re giving a hand job, or “popped off” which sounds like slang for dying.

Whenigrowupiwanttobea · 14/11/2021 20:28

My MIL "pops one off" (judging by the stench she creates it is more than one!)
Fart in our house or let one go.

Mypathtriedtokillme · 14/11/2021 20:28

My 4 year old says “my bottom is talking” or “bum explosion”.
But says fart and all the other non weird fart names because it’s funny and a bit of stupid fun.

FangsForTheMemory · 14/11/2021 20:30

Bottom burp.

GreenWheat · 14/11/2021 20:32

Flabby woof woof when my DC were very small, fart from about age 5.

muldersspeedos · 14/11/2021 20:33

Rude noise was my mum's preference. Or rude smell. Dd2 is a master of the silent but deadly so she'd be a rude smell type. I let rip great resounding farts that could power half of England if I had my own wind farm. There must be a way to harness fart power. Each of my dc have their own particular brand so I know who it is even if I didn't hear it.
Nothing like a good fart. Especially that first fart of the day when you wake up.
If I'm being more polite I'll say I have a musical bottom. This is usually after eating a roast dinner with lots of stuffing, roast veg and marrowfat peas.
Farts are fab.

phonetica · 14/11/2021 20:37

Since when is fart a swear word? Confused