/ fɑːt; NAmE fɑːrt/ verb , noun
■ verb
( taboo , slang ) [ v ] to let air from the bowels come out through the anus , especially when it happens loudly
HELP NOTE : A more polite way of expressing this is 'to break wind'.
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PHRASAL VERBS
- fart around
■ noun ( taboo , slang )
1.
an act of letting air from the bowels come out through the anus , especially when it happens loudly
2.
an unpleasant, boring or stupid person
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English (recorded in the verbal noun feorting farting ) of Germanic origin; related to German farzen , furzen .