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May 3, 2013 2:11 pm
I heard this word on another podcast and thought it might just be the greatest onomatopoeia ever.
bor ·bo ·ryg ·mus (bôr
b
-r
g
ms)
A rumbling noise produced by the movement of gas through the intestines.
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May 3, 2013 7:38 pm
dayofthedave, welcome to the Forum.
It's a convincing enough case for onomatopoeia, though not quite as obvious as, say, burping, though granted it's a lot harder to do the stomach rumbling, which by the way makes it 2nd degree onomatopoeia for rumbling is itself a one.