Meanings
verbfart through silk (third-person singular simple present farts through silk, present participle farting through silk, simple past and past participle farted through silk)
present singular third person farts through silk · participle present farting through silk · participle past farted through silk · past farted through silk
Origin
Mocking an unpleasant or disliked person's ("fart through") wealthy or comfortable conditions ("silk"). Attested as early as the 1920s.
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APA
fart through silk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fart%20through%20silk
MLA
“fart through silk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fart%20through%20silk. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fart through silk,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fart%20through%20silk.
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