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fart definition

fart (färt)

intransitive verb

to pass, or emit, gas from the intestines through the anus

Etymology: ME ferten < OE *feortan, akin to OHG ferzan < IE base *perd- > Sans párdatē, Gr perdomai

noun

  1. such a passing of gas
  2. Slang a person, esp. an old one, regarded as a fool, nuisance, etc.

Etymology: ME

fart Idioms

fart around

Slang
to spend time idly, foolishly, etc.

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fart Usage Examples

Object

  • noise: All are welcome; no farting noises at the back please.

Converse of object

  • do: He says he did fart in their faces: I say he shat all over himself.

Adjective modifier

  • boring: I am not familiar with the music of popular culture - I am a boring old fart who delights in the orchestral repertoire.

Modifies a noun

  • gag: But then he'll veer off at a tangent, or throw in a fart gag and the feeling is lost.

Modifying Another Word

  • about: The moral of the story: If you want to enjoy playing Vinci, don't fart about.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • around: The moral of the story is, is we're here on Earth to fart around.

Noun used with modifier

  • brain: Sorry guys, we were off the air over the weekend due to our main server having a brain fart!
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fart quotes

To the Glorious,Pious, and Immortal Memory of King William theThird,Prince of Orange, who delivered us from Popes and Popery, Knaves and Knavery, Slaves and Slavery, Brass Money, and Wooden Shoes, and He that Will Not Take thisToast May He Be Damn'd,Cramm'd, and Jamm'd Down the Great Gun of Athlone, and the Gun Fired in the Pope's Belly, and the Pope Fired in the Devil's Belly, and the Devil Fired into Hell, and the Door Lock'd, and the Key Forever in the Pocket of a Stout Orangeman. And Here's a Fart for the Bishop of Cork!

-Anonymous

I'm a fart in a gale of wind, a humble violet under a cow pat.

-Barnes, Djuna

So dumb he can't fart and chew gum at the same time.

-Johnson, Lyndon B(aines) also called LBJ

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