Definition of fart noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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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