fart

1 of 2

verb

farted; farting; farts

intransitive verb

often vulgar
: to expel intestinal gas from the anus

fart

2 of 2

noun

1
often vulgar : an expulsion of intestinal gas
2
often vulgar : a foolish or contemptible person
couldn't stand the old fart

Examples of fart in a Sentence

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Verb
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 The thing that makes Slow Horses work so well — in addition to the action and pacing and farting — is that everyone on this show is incompetent in their own special little way. Brian Grubb, Vulture, 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

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English ferten, farten; akin to Old High German ferzan to break wind, Old Norse freta, Greek perdesthai, Sanskrit pardate he breaks wind

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fart was in the 13th century

Cite this Entry

“Fart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fart. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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