barking spider

barking spider

slang That which is (humorously) said to be the cause of a fart. Come on, man, control the barking spider, will you? It smells horrible in here now. Sorry, the barking spider is generally not happy after I eat dairy. They're 10-year-old boys—of course they think that farts and the "barking spider" are hilarious.

See also: bark, spider

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barking spider

and trumpet spider

n. the imaginary source of the sound of an audible release of intestinal gas. (With reference to the image of a anus.) Heidi, do you know anything about the trumpet spider I keep hearing? Although Dr. Waddlington-Stowe had never heard “barking spider” with reference to the affected part, he caught the connection immediately.

See also: bark, spider

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