I believe that the slang definition of gas, meaning fart, should be entered into the Oxford English Dictionary because it is a universal term, which should be recognized.
 The term gas was used in 1934, which meant to fill up with gasoline.  The Oxford English Dictionary gave the example, “The District trains are now gassed only once a day.” (“Gas”)  This use of gas means that the trains were filled with gasoline.

      The next definition meant to use a gas-flame, which meant that you burn parts of the fibers of the thread, which are not necessary.  An example of gas under this definition can be found in the Dictionary of Natural Biology, “He took out patents in 1817 and 1823 for gassing lace and net.” (“Gas”)

      The following definition arose from the Spanish American War.  It meant to use a dangerous gas in order to hurt or kill your enemy.  In November of 1922, Daily Mail reported, “Residents of Horley, Surrey complain of being gassed by the fumes released in the breaking up of mustard gas shells at a dump near Gatwick Racecourse, about a mile and a half away.” (“Gas”)

      After that definition, came the definition meaning to mislead or misinform by talking gas.  This term was used in the United States only.  An example of this usage would be in Scribner’s Magazine.  It stated, “But in all the rest, he’s gassin’ you.” (“Gas”)

      Another part of the same definition means to use gas as filler in a conversation.  The Oxford English Dictionary called it, “empty talk.”  An example is found in R. Kipling’s Many Invent, “I’m ‘fraid I’ve been gassing awf’ly, sir.” (“Gas”)

      The most recent definition, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, means to stimulate or make happy.  The Sunday Express, in 1958, wrote that, “Duke Ellington said the visit gassed him-a swing expression which means that he was thrilled.” (“Gas”)

      None of these definitions are able to capture the current slang usage that my friends and I use.  To us, gas is a synonym for fart.  The difference between fart and gas is that gas is, sort of funnier, than fart.  The expression “pass gas” just makes you want to laugh.  It sounds like something Dr. Seuss would write in one of his books.

     The slang meaning of gas was used in the nineties movie Ghost with Patrick Swayze and Whoopie Goldberg.  Speaking of unexplained noises, Whoopie Goldberg’s character said, “Gas.  I get a little gas from time to time.  That’s all…gas.” (Ghost)

      I think that gas, by my definition, came about because when you pass gas, it is similar to being poisoned by a deadly gas.  The smell of gas could, in some instances, probably kill a person.  Think of gas as war at the dinner table, it could be used as a deadly weapon.

      There are some synonyms to gas, but none of them do the word justice.  Fart is an example, but the term fart is much cruder then gas.  Usually, the word fart is used with close, casual friends.  Another synonyms of gas would be stinky, stinker, or putt-putt.  These terms would be used with small children.  A euphemism for gas would be to break wind.  This term would be used in a more formal setting.  It is probably one of the most polite ways to say that you have farted if you are going to acknowledge your bodily function.

     As a knowledgeable and intelligent society, it is our duty to record all things that happen.  The word gas, meaning to fart, should be admitted into the Oxford English Dictionary because it is a frequently used word, and it is our obligation to record all common usages and meanings of words.