like a fart in church

prepositional phrase

In a way that is very poorly received.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. slangvulgarsimileIn a way that is very poorly received.

    Rick's scam to palm her off on Huey went over like a fart in church, just like Huey had predicted. She had indignantly scolded him when he brought it up.

    2012, Jeff Brooks, Life During a Nation's Death, page 199
  2. slangvulgarsimileWith great incongruity; so as to stick out like a sore thumb.

    Their blue uniforms and badges stick out like a fart in church.

    2006, Michael Diamondstein, Cloaked in Doubt
Cite this entry
APA

like a fart in church. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20a%20fart%20in%20church

MLA

“like a fart in church.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20a%20fart%20in%20church. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like a fart in church,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20a%20fart%20in%20church.

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