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I subscribe to Meriam-Webster's Word of the Day. Today the word is borborygmus. I thought this was such a neat word I'd share it with you.
borborygmus • \bor-buh-RIG-mus\ • noun
: intestinal rumbling caused by moving gas
Example sentence:
Jim, having skipped breakfast, was beset by borborygmus long before noon, and was mighty grateful for the pile of holiday treats next to the coffee machine.
Did you know?
Unless you're a gastroenterologist, chances are you never knew there was a name for those loud gurglings your stomach sometimes makes. And looking at the word itself, you might think it's just some crazy coinage invented recently by someone who thought the word matched the rumbling sound. But actually, "borborygmus" has been part of English for at least 240 years; its earliest known use dates from 1762. We picked it up from New Latin, but it traces to the Greek verb "borboryzein," which means "to rumble."