fart in an elevator
Something proverbially unpopular or useless.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“That bad idea is as popular as a fart in an elevator.”
“His suggestion to cut everyone's vacation time was about as welcome as a fart in an elevator.”
“The politician's proposal to increase taxes during a recession was received by the public like a fart in an elevator, earning him no friends in the legislature.”
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express elevator
Something that gets a person somewhere fast
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fart fan
A ceiling fan in a bathroom
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fart in a windstorm
Something utterly insignificant, ineffective, or fleeting.
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mare's fart
Something of no value, importance, or consequence whatsoever; a thing utterly not cared about.
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old fart
An elderly person, especially one who holds old-fashioned views.
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raspberry
[Cockney slang]fart
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smell one's own farts
To become conceited; to believe that one's achievements are greater than they really are.
Last updated August 10, 2026