FLATULATE

PRONUNCIATION: (FLACH-uh-layt)

MEANING: verb intr.: To pass intestinal gas from the anus.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin flare (to blow). Earliest documented use: 1805.
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FLATULANE - the shoulder of a road, where you put your care when he tire loses its air

FLATULAE - small apartments shared by women (think of a FLAT: a small one is a FLATULE, women make it a FLATULA, and the plural makes them FLATULAE)

FLATULUTE - a stringed musical instrument that can't play any sharps