farting; breaking wind
Colloquial and somewhat crude noun for the act of farting. Often used in a joking or vulgar context.
Farting in front of people is rude.
He made everyone laugh with the sound of his fart.
stink bug; bombardier beetle
Standard kanji spelling for this colloquial noun.
Variant spelling using kana for the second element; common in informal writing.
Compound of 屁 (へ, 'fart') and 放き (こき, nominalized form of 放く 'to emit'). The reading こき is a euphonic change from ひき.