fart
fart Lexical Profile
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• noun
An emission of digestive gas from the anus, often accompanied by a sound or odor (informal or vulgar).
"The children giggled uncontrollably when someone let out a loud fart during the quiet assembly."
An irritating, foolish, or tiresomely old-fashioned person (used as a mild, often humorous term of disparagement, especially in 'old fart').
"He jokes that he is turning into a grumpy old fart because he prefers staying home on Friday nights."
• verb
To emit digestive gas from the anus (informal or vulgar).
"The dog farted loudly in its sleep and woke itself up in surprise."
To waste time or behave in an aimless, unproductive manner (usually followed by 'around' or 'about').
"Stop farting around with your phone and help us pack these boxes before the movers arrive."
Word Nuance & Usage
Though one of the oldest native words in the English language, 'fart' is widely considered vulgar or informal in polite and professional contexts, where terms like 'flatulence' or 'passing gas' are preferred.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English ferten, derived from Old English feortan, ultimately tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *perd- ('to break wind loudly'), making it cognate with Sanskrit pardate and Ancient Greek perdomai.