Idiom
mare's fart
Meaning
Something of no value, importance, or consequence whatsoever; a thing utterly not cared about.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“To me, his opinion is just a mare's fart.”
“The politician promised change, but the voters realized his speech was just a mare's fart.”
“Despite the grand claims made by the marketing department, the final product proved to be a complete mare's fart.”
Examples
simple
“To me, his opinion is just a mare's fart.”
contextual
“The politician promised change, but the voters realized his speech was just a mare's fart.”
complex
“Despite the grand claims made by the marketing department, the final product proved to be a complete mare's fart.”
Origin
From *mare* + *s* + *fart*, the term serves as a nickname for the ragwort plant, arising from the notably unpleasant odour of its leaves. It is recorded as a regionalism primarily employed by cattle farmers in North Shropshire and Cheshire.
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