adjective
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filled with, containing, or resembling gas
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informal full of idle or vapid talk
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Origin of gassy
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Q. Gassy at work: Everyone farts—I know this.
From Slate • Dec. 16, 2019
In 1885, when the Canadian Pacific Railway reached the coast, insular Victoria looked down on the brawling mill town of Gastown, named for a saloonkeeper, "Gassy Jack" Deighton.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most frequently these "off" flavors appear in cheese that are cured at too high temperatures, say above 65° F. "Gassy" fermentations in cheese.
From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by Russell, H. L. (Harry Luman)
Gassy curds have also been treated by washing the curd with cold water.
From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George
Gassy fermentations: in cheese, 183; in milk, 67; in Swiss cheese, 167.
From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by Russell, H. L. (Harry Luman)
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