farted; farting; farts
1
informal + impolite
: an expulsion of intestinal gas
2
informal + impolite
: a foolish or contemptible person
couldn't stand the old fart
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Underneath this Adam Sandler comedy’s goofy jigs and fart jokes is a compilation of emotional horrors as potent as any jump scare.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
Busting out a box of instruments that turned the room into a riot of noise, Sheeran then encourage each student to share their unique sound into the mic, from saxophone bleats to fart sounds.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Come for the unraveling of manly sanities, stay for Dafoe's farts and a scene-stealing seagull.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Many of these fart products don't publish their ingredient lists, although some have put out Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
The vape smoke smelled like unicorn farts.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
There were also bad drops and hospital balls, visionless runs and defensive brain farts.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
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Verb
First of all, what is this show’s obsession with farting?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Underneath this Adam Sandler comedy’s goofy jigs and fart jokes is a compilation of emotional horrors as potent as any jump scare.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
Busting out a box of instruments that turned the room into a riot of noise, Sheeran then encourage each student to share their unique sound into the mic, from saxophone bleats to fart sounds.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
Then your dog farts and smells the whole house up.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Come for the unraveling of manly sanities, stay for Dafoe's farts and a scene-stealing seagull.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Many of these fart products don't publish their ingredient lists, although some have put out Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
The vape smoke smelled like unicorn farts.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
There were also bad drops and hospital balls, visionless runs and defensive brain farts.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Fart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fart. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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