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Magpiegull | 18:00 Mon 05th Jul 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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What is the origin of the phrase "Hoist by his own pethard"?
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Click here. That should link you to a web-page with the answer.
18:09 Mon 05th Jul 2004
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I heard the word 'petard' comes from a particularly bubbly fart, and I much prefer the idea that the phrase means blowing off to the point where you lift off the seat.
21:06 Mon 05th Jul 2004
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The word 'Petard' means 'bomb'. It's from Hamlet (Shakespeare). 'Hoist' means 'blown up'.
11:30 Tue 06th Jul 2004
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I meant that petard means bomb - but I just heard that the bomb was named after farting.
01:52 Thu 08th Jul 2004

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