fart
nounEtymology 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.
1
Informal An emission of digestive gases from the anus; a flatus.
- I think I heard a fart. Was it you, Nigella?
- Silent farts are often the smelliest.
1 more example
- Metrocles somewhat indiscreetly, as he was disputing in his Schole, in presence of his auditory, let a fart, for shame whereof he afterwards kept his house and could not be drawen abroad[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
2
Derogatory An irritating person; a fool.
3
Maine One who is inflexibly meticulous.
- Synonyms
- flatus
- Derived terms
62 terms
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