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fart

/fɑːt/ noun

In Latin: pēdō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fart at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus.

verb

  1. Expel intestinal gases through the anus.

Origin

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.

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