Showing posts with label NW England. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NW England. Show all posts

Saturday, April 23, 2011

ABOUT "TRUMP"

From a correspondent:
OED - the meanings of the word "trump" with which I was raised in the English NW:
Trump n 1 e. "The act of breaking wind audibly."

Trump v 1 b. "To give forth a trumpet-like sound; spec. to break wind audibly."

Pretty appropriate?