he who smelt it dealt it

proverb

A person who calls attention to or complains about a flatus is likely trying to pretend it wasn't their own.

Similar
he who denied it supplied it
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Meanings

proverb

alternative whoever smelt it dealt it · alternative you smelt it, you dealt it

  1. colloquialoriginallyA person who calls attention to or complains about a flatus is likely trying to pretend it wasn't their own.

    Synonyms: he who denied it supplied it

  2. broadlycolloquialA person calling attention to or complaining about a given problem may in fact be the source of the problem.

Synonyms & antonyms

proverbA person who calls attention to or complains about a flatus is likely trying to pretend it wasn't their own.

Similar
he who denied it supplied it
Also see
he who denied it supplied ityou smelt it, you dealt it

Translations

Esperanto kiu ĝin flaris, faris
  • kiu ĝin flaris, farisTranslations
French premier senteur, premier péteur
  • premier senteur, premier péteurTranslations
German wer den Furz zuerst gerochen, dem ist er aus dem Arsch gekrochen
  • wer den Furz zuerst gerochen, dem ist er aus dem Arsch gekrochenTranslations
Italian gallina che canta ha fatto l'uovo
  • gallina che canta ha fatto l'uovoTranslations
Japanese 言い出しっ屁
  • 言い出しっ屁 (iidashippe)Translations
Latvian kas atzinās, tas nopirdās
  • kas atzinās, tas nopirdāsTranslations
Lithuanian vagie, kepurė dega
  • vagie, kepurė degaTranslations
Polish kto pierwszy poczuje, temu się snuje
  • kto pierwszy poczuje, temu się snujeTranslations
Portuguese quem cheirou que resolva
  • quem cheirou que resolvaTranslations
Russian кто признался тот и обосрался
  • кто признался тот и обосрался (kto priznalsja tot i obosralsja)Translations
Spanish el que lo huele, debajo lo tiene
  • el que lo huele, debajo lo tieneTranslations
Swedish den som nämnde det, han klämde det, den som nämnde't, han klämde't
  • den som nämnde det, han klämde detTranslations
  • den som nämnde't, han klämde'tTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

he who smelt it dealt it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/he%20who%20smelt%20it%20dealt%20it

MLA

“he who smelt it dealt it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/he%20who%20smelt%20it%20dealt%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “he who smelt it dealt it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/he%20who%20smelt%20it%20dealt%20it.

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