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fart

/fɑrt/
/fɑt/
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Other forms: farts; farting; farted

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.

Definitions of fart
  1. verb
    expel intestinal gases through the anus
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    type of:
    act involuntarily, act reflexively
    act in an uncontrolled manner
  2. noun
    a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
Pronunciation
US
/fɑrt/
UK
/fɑt/
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