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French
Etymology
From péter + -o- + -mane.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.to.man/, /pe.tɔ.man/
Noun
pétomane m or f by sense (plural pétomanes)
- 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.
- a prolific farter
Derived terms
Further reading
“pétomane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.