Etymology Journal ยท C
Cross my heart and hope to fart
Meaning
- A silly, immature twist on the classic childhood oath. It is used by kids to seal a promise, often with the intent of being gross and funny.
Playful, juvenile
Used in a sentence
- I promise I will share my candy, cross my heart and hope to fart.
- Cross my heart and hope to fart, I did not touch your toys.
- They made a pact, sealed with a cross my heart and hope to fart.
The backstory
This is a play on the traditional 'cross my heart and hope to die' pledge. It likely appeared in schoolyards as a way to mock the seriousness of the original oath.
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