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So I'm born and raised in the US Midwest, and in my entire life 'toot' was never used as euphemism for 'fart' except in the context of the elementary school rhy

by yborg 8y ago

So I'm born and raised in the US Midwest, and in my entire life 'toot' was never used as euphemism for 'fart' except in the context of the elementary school rhyme. I can perfectly understand people not liking the sound of the word or even how it looks, but the fart connotation seems like a manufactured rationale to me. Actually, for the population that would possibly use the word that way, i.e. 8 year-olds, the usage would be a positive feature, not a negative.

jamesrcole 8y ago
It may not have that meaning for you, but it does for others. It's nothing manufactured. And, for many people, it's the only meaning that naturally comes to mind in phrases like "I tooted" or "Joe tooted".