Armpit fart
An armpit fart, made by trapping and releasing air between the hand and armpit, is a simulated fart. Armpit farts occur in the context of play, humor, comedy, and music. As a form of body percussion, the maneuver has also been used in music and musical games, where it may be called called armpit squeezing or playing the armpit.
Background
An armpit fart is a simulation of the sound of flatulence made by creating a pocket of air between the armpit of a partially raised arm and the hand, then swiftly closing the pocket by bringing the arm close to the torso, causing the air to push against the skin, creating the noise.[1]
In music, the same maneuver has been called playing the armpitTemplate:Sfn or, without mention of the hand, armpit squeezing.Template:Sfn It is a form of body music or body percussion.Template:SfnmTemplate:Efn
Contexts
Play
Flatulence is socially stigmatized, causing many people to hide or deny it and even endure discomfort to avoid embarrassment.Template:Sfn But youths may imitate it by making an armpit fart or blowing a raspberry. As a form of humor and play in youth culture, such behavior serves to test social taboos, explore bodily boundaries, or negotiate belonging within peer groups. Youths generally learn that these behaviors become less socially acceptable with age, in later stages of child development.Template:Sfn
Comedy
As a form of humor,[1] armpit farts can be considered juvenile or crude.[2] Comedian George Carlin in LP record albums of his performances spoke of "the artificial fart under the arm".
Music and games
Template:External mediaArmpit farting[3] or the musical maneuver of playing the armpit, as in armpit music, can feature the armpit prominentlyTemplate:Sfn or be used to accompany singing,[3] dancing, or other music. It has also been described in musical games. The maneuver has been in widespread use, from Russia to France, and has been used by young Ethiopian men to accompany dances.Template:Sfn Composer Igor Stravinsky recalled learning it as a child from a mute peasant who used it to accompany musical vocalizations.Template:Sfn
See also
References
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Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hallam, Oli (2018-03-21). "Schools aren't doing enough to expose pupils to employers | Opinion | Education in Chemistry". Eic.rsc.org. https://eic.rsc.org/opinion/schools-arent-doing-enough-to-expose-pupils-to-employers/3008757.article. Retrieved on 2019-02-22.
- ↑ The Guardian "The Fleabag and Killing Eve creator on sex, fearlessness and what makes her rage"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jennifer Lawrence's Hunger Games Armpit Farts Are Beautiful". Esquire.com. 2015-07-10. https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/news/a36329/jennifer-lawrence-hunger-games-armpit-farts-conan/. Retrieved on 2019-02-22.
Bibliography
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