pétomane

See also: petomane

French

Etymology

From péter +‎ -o- +‎ -mane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.to.man/, /pe.tɔ.man/

Noun

pétomane m or f by sense (plural pétomanes)

1. a flatulist
   • 1967 July 5, Le Canard enchaîné, cited in Manfred Höfler, Zur Integration der neulateinischen Kompositionsweise im Französischen, dargestellt an den Bildungen auf -(o)manie, -(o)mane, 1972 (Max Niemeyer Verlag Tübingen), page 73.

     Henri Sirene chantera pas, il ne jouera d’aucun instrument: il a été engagé comme pétomane.

     Henri Sirene will not sing, he will not play any instrument: he has been employed as a flatulist.

2. a prolific farter

Derived terms

• pétomanie

Further reading

“pétomane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.