As nouns the difference between flatulence and zerbert
is that flatulence is the state of having gas, often malodorous, trapped (and often released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart while zerbert is the sound that occurs where someone places the mouth against skin and blows, imitative of the sound of flatulence.
flatulence
Noun
(-)
The state of having gas, often malodorous, trapped (and often released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.
The release of such gas, farting.
Coordinate terms
* queef
Usage notes
A formal Latinate term, used in medical and scientific discourse, but also euphemistically to avoid crude terms such as fart. Compare excrement.
Related terms
* See also
* afflatus
zerbert
English
Noun
(
en noun)
The sound that occurs where someone places the mouth against skin and blows, imitative of the sound of flatulence.
References
Originally on The Cosby Show back in the 80's. Rudy spelled it ZRBTT.
Synonyms
* raspberry