fart
Americannoun
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farts
plural
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a release of intestinal gas through the anus; a flatus.
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an irritating or foolish person.
verb (used without object)
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farts,
present (3rd person singular)
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farted,
past participle, past
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farting
present participle
verb phrase
noun
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an emission of intestinal gas from the anus, esp an audible one
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a contemptible person
verb
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to expel intestinal gas from the anus; to break wind
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to behave foolishly or aimlessly
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to waste time
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Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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fartsimple
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fartssimple
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have fartedperfect
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has fartedperfect
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am fartingprogressive
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are fartingprogressive
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is fartingprogressive
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have been fartingperfect progressive
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has been fartingperfect progressive
Past
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fartedsimple
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had fartedperfect
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was fartingprogressive
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were fartingprogressive
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had been fartingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of fart
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English ferten, farten (verb), fert, fart (noun); cognate with Greek pérdein (verb), pordḗ (noun)
Explanation
We don’t all like to admit it, but we all fart. That is, we all pass smelly gas out of our anus. Kids — and a few adults too — find farting funny. If someone lets out a long fart during church or class, someone is bound to laugh. However, the teacher probably won’t laugh, and the culprit could be in big trouble. Be careful about accusing others of farting, because one of the oldest rules of the schoolyard is “He who smelt it, dealt it.” A less slangy word for fart is flatulence.
Example Sentences
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"Well, everybody loves a good fart joke, regardless of your age," Serkis laughs.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Did he just have a brain fart and forget that Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of the primary?
From Slate ● May 30, 2026
But do you know how when you fart, it always sounds like a question mark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
Hall, frustrated, told his colleagues, “I bet if I fart on it, it will work.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
I made a fart noise with my mouth.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
"The most beautiful moment - which is so magnificent and marvellous and dreamy - and yet, it smells of farts."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
Not to mention the distinctive smell of feces and flatus, i.e., farts.
From Salon ● May 31, 2025
They sleep in the same bed and complain about each other’s farts.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
“And then Adrienne flipped to the next screen and it was an older woman with no teeth who’s singing into a microphone and then farts into it,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
Garrett was the king of phony farts at Trace Middle.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
“I farted in the supermarket,” comedian Jordan Conley read from a piece of paper he’d drawn from the box.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
The actress said the following day she "went to the set and, because I was squatting on the floor, all het up, I farted in front of him. I was mortified".
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
“If I farted, I would have definitely been laughing, because farts are always funny,” she added.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022
I ask because I saw a lot of people on Twitter say that they would have farted in Roger Goodell’s chair.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2021
I think Minho’s farted three times in the last minute.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
Actors spend years building a certain cool image, but within seconds of appearing onscreen in this movie, you’re whining, farting and generally making an ass of yourself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
"It makes a huge farting noise basically," says John Harrison, director of the site, as he explains where its name originates.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
The Galacticoaster, after all, has a farting space cow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
“It’s 2026 and we don’t know how many times the average American is farting every day.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Gale the polecat skittered around the goddess’s feet, farting and gnashing her teeth.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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