fart
4 synonyms and 0 antonyms for fart, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To release gas from the bowels through the anus.
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Rare, literary or technical
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How to use fart
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
fart around
old fart
silent fart
Informal to vulgar — avoid in formal or professional writing.
Etymology
From Old English feortan, going back to a Proto-Indo-European root shared across many European languages — one of the oldest and most stable words in English.
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