snart en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /snɑɹt/ (General-American)
- /snɑːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Blend of sneeze + fart.
Meanings
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(slang) The phenomenon where one sneezes and farts at the same time.
While an occasional fart makes us laugh, snarts never do.
2009 April 18, Bobby Mercer, How Do You Light a Fart?: And 150 Other Essential Things Every Guy Should Know about Science, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:The elf knocks three times, coughs and knocks once more, followed by a snart – a tricky and highly dangerous procedure where you sneeze and fart at the same time!
2020 November 1, Benjamin G Hewett, Paddy Muldoon, The Amazing Lockdown Adventure (The Crystal Chronicles), Penguin Random House South Africa, →ISBN, →OCLC:I was holding in a snart, and then right when she took the photo... don't you want to know what a snart is?
2011 January 27, Robert Carlock, “Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning”, in Beth McCarthy-Miller, director, 30 Rock, season 5, episode 12, spoken by Liz Lemon (Tina Fey):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snarts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |