fart

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
  2. verb expel intestinal gases through the anus

Etymology

From Middle English ferten, farten, from Old English *feortan, from Proto-West Germanic *fertan, from Proto-Germanic *fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European *perd-. The noun is from Middle English fert, fart, from the verb.

In classic literature

Synonyms

farting, flatus, wind, breaking wind

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