English
Alternative spellings
sparrowfart; sparrow fart; sparrow's fart
Etymology
The time of day when the birds (including sparrows) first wake up, and presumably fart.
Noun
sparrow-fart
- context|Australian|slang Very early in the day; dawn.
Related terms
cockcrow
crack of dawn
sunrise
sunup
Translations
Finnish: sianpieremä
Quotations
"I was sick of working from sparrow fart as station cook and general dogs-body." No Bed of Roses: Memoirs of a Madam (page 111) by Patti Walkuski (1993) 1
Category:Australian English
Category:Time
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