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A plane that sprays pesticides, or a person who farts and flees the room.

means A small low-flying airplane that sprays pesticides or fertilizer over farmland — or, by rude extension, someone who silently releases a fart in a crowded room and casually walks away from the blast zone.

from The literal term comes straight from farming: 'crop' (the harvest) plus 'duster,' a machine that dusts fields with pesticide powder or spray, flying low in sweeping passes. The slang sense is a 20th/21st-century joke riffing on that image — a person 'flies over' a room, releases their payload, and moves on before anyone can trace the source, just like the plane disappearing over the horizon.

origin
Term predates airplanes, from manual dusting with powder
flight style
Flies low and slow, often under 10 feet up
slang twist
Silent walking fart released while passing unsuspecting bystanders
modern upgrade
Drones now replace planes for precision pesticide spraying
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