Standard Lemma guide

zerbert

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈzɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)t/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The sound made when someone places the mouth against skin and blows, imitative of the sound of flatulence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Coined as part of Bill Cosby’s stand up act. It gained adoption when it was broadcast in an episode of The Cosby Show in 1986, where it was spelled ZRBTT.