1 Belching and flatulence (farting or passing gas) are virtually universal. 2  The maximum number of farts for a normal person is 20 per day. 3  Flatulence results from the production of gas by bacteria within the intestines when they digest sugars and polysaccharides.
Definitions for cynicalËsÉªn Éª kÉl. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word cynical. Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: cynical, misanthropic, misanthropical(adj) believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others.
A cynical person has a bleak outlook about others, always imagining that people are ruled by their worst instincts. H.L. Mencken was famous for saying cynical things like, Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public. The original Cynics were ancient Greek philosophers who never had a good word to say about anyone. The Greek word kynikos actually means canine, maybe because all of that sneering seemed a little dog-like.