| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  färt |
| INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: fart·ed, fart·ing, farts
1. Vulgar Slang To expel intestinal gas through the anus; break wind. 2. To fool around; fritter time away. | | NOUN: | 1. An often audible discharge of intestinal gas. 2. An annoying or foolish person. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English farten, from Old English *feortan. See perd- in Appendix I.
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