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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIn Britain the name of "Trump" carries a special meaning.
It relates to the shortened form of trumpet, and refers to an odiferous type of loud noise.
We should all borrow this use from the British.
http://www.britishslang.co.uk/slang/trump
TRUMP
What does Trump mean?
Trump
Fart
Example
"He trumped in class this morning."
Credit: contributed by Anon on 15-Sep-2012.
Trump
Fart
Example
"He trumped in class this morning."
Credit: contributed by Anon on 15-Sep-2012.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/10/ave-atque-trumpe/505259/
Even if they made a joyful noise, not all trumps were holy. Trump also means, especially in British English, to, erm, break wind, Maier told me. Thats quite a common expression, and its related to trumpets as well.
Trump has exuded this meaning for centuries. A Latin translation guide from the 1550s gave trump as a synonym for crepo, which it defined like this: Trump or let a crackke, or fart. (Crepo also means to rumble, to resound, and to burst asunder, in case you doubted what kind of trump this was.) All this trumping makes you wonder what locals think about Trump Turnberry, the current candidates hotel property in Scotland.
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In Britain the name of "Trump" carries a special meaning. (Original Post)
pnwmom
Feb 2019
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BarbaRosa
(2,684 posts)1. I've also heard it in reference to a trouser trumpet.
A fart never the less.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)2. Very appropriate.
Their version of the word, however, is less offensive than ours.
keithbvadu2
(36,667 posts)3. "betrump" - Good one! - Bigly!
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141884768
"betrump" - Good one! - Bigly!
Trump is of German stock. And Scottish.
So is the Scots language.
They understood Trump long before he was here.
https://indy100.com/article/definition-of-betrump-scots-language-donand-trump-7612686
https://twitter.com/hashtag/betrump
betrump
vb. 1 (context transitive English) To deceive; cheat; belirt. 2 (context transitive English) To elude; slip from.
https://findwords.info/term/betrump
"betrump" - Good one! - Bigly!
Trump is of German stock. And Scottish.
So is the Scots language.
They understood Trump long before he was here.
https://indy100.com/article/definition-of-betrump-scots-language-donand-trump-7612686
https://twitter.com/hashtag/betrump
betrump
vb. 1 (context transitive English) To deceive; cheat; belirt. 2 (context transitive English) To elude; slip from.
https://findwords.info/term/betrump
COL Mustard
(5,871 posts)4. Can we rename him Fanny?
Also a naughty word in British English.