fart
noun/fɑːt/
/fɑːrt/
(offensive, informal)- an act of letting air from the bowels come out through the anus, especially when it happens loudly
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- an offensive word for a person who you think is boring or who you do not respect
Word OriginOld English (recorded in the verbal noun feorting ‘farting’) of Germanic origin; related to German farzen, furzen.
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