“Crop dusted” usually means being sprayed with a fine mist or cloud of liquid, often from an airplane. The phrase comes from farming, where planes spray crops with pesticides or fertilizer from above.
In everyday English, people most often use “crop dusted” in a joking or informal way to mean someone was exposed to a bad-smelling fart in a room or crowded place. It can also still be used in its original farming sense when talking about spraying fields.
Meaning & Usage
In farming, crop dusting is when a plane or helicopter spreads chemicals over crops to protect them or help them grow. In casual conversation, people use it as slang for farting near someone, especially in a sneaky or accidental way.
Examples
“The farmer crop dusted the field early in the morning.”
“Someone crop dusted the elevator, and now it smells terrible.”
Is “crop dusted” rude?
It can be a little rude or crude when used as slang for farting, but people often say it jokingly.
Does it only mean farming?
No. It can mean farming spray work, but in casual speech it often means passing gas near someone.
Why do people use that phrase?
It is a humorous comparison: a fart spreads through the air like a spray cloud over crops.
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