# Foreign language Dopers--What is your word for "fart"?

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A Thai proverb translates as “One’s own fart is fragrant.”

ตดตัวเองหอม (Tod Tua Eng Horm)

The first syllable (Tod) is “fart”. The “T” is unaspirated.

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