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fart
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fart, v. & n. coarse sl.
--v.intr.
1 emit wind from the anus.
2 (foll. by about, around) behave foolishly; waste time.
--n.
1 an emission of wind from the anus.
2 an unpleasant person.
--v.intr.
1 emit wind from the anus.
2 (foll. by about, around) behave foolishly; waste time.
--n.
1 an emission of wind from the anus.
2 an unpleasant person.
Usage
Usually considered a taboo word.
Etymology
OE (recorded in feorting verbal noun) f. Gmc
THESAURUS
fart
SOB, bastard, break wind, bugger, creep, flatulence, flatulency, flatuosity, flatus, gas, heel, hood, hooligan, jerk, lay a fart, louse, meanie, mother, pill, rat, shit, shithead, shitheel, stinkard, stinker, turd, windFor further exploring for "fart" in Webster Dictionary Online