Talk:hoist by one's own petard
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Espoo in topic incomprehensible usage notes
These definitions are not accurate. the term "hoist by his own petard" refers to being raised by your own gastronomical gasses! In essence, raised up by his own farts! Petard refers to flatulence. — This unsigned comment was added by 2602:306:bc83:3510:949a:936c:891f:2ec7 (talk).
- The French term pétard derives from a word meaning fart, but pétard itself refers to an explosive device. See also
Petard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │Tala við mig 19:08, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
incomprehensible usage notes[edit]
Especially the beginning, especially "other usage" here:
In the US, the forms in "hoisted" are about as common as the forms in "hoist", in contrast to other usage of the past and past participle in which "hoisted" is fifteen times more common. --Espoo (talk) 10:09, 13 August 2020 (UTC)