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fart.

To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/fɑːt/Received-Pronunciation/fɑɹt/General-American
  1. To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.

    informal · intransitive
  2. To emit (fumes, gases, etc.).

    figuratively · informal · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English ferten, farten, from Old English *feortan, from Proto-West Germanic *fertan, from Proto-Germanic *fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European *perd-. The noun is from Middle English fert, fart, from the verb.

noun/fɑːt/Received-Pronunciation/fɑɹt/General-American
  1. An emission of digestive gases from the anus; a flatus.

    informal
    I think I heard a fart. Was it you, Nigella?
    Silent farts are often the smelliest.
  2. An irritating person; a fool.

    derogatory
  3. One who is inflexibly meticulous.

    Maine
Where this word comes from

From Middle English ferten, farten, from Old English *feortan, from Proto-West Germanic *fertan, from Proto-Germanic *fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European *perd-. The noun is from Middle English fert, fart, from the verb.

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