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fart

  [fahrt] Vulgar.
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–noun
1. a flatus expelled through the anus.
2. an irritating or foolish person.
–verb (used without object)
3. to expel a flatus through the anus; break wind.
—Verb phrase
4. fart around, to spend time foolishly or aimlessly.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME ferten, farten (v.), fert, fart (n.); c. Gk pérdein (v.), pord (n.)
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fart   (färt)   
intr.v.   fart·ed, fart·ing, farts
To expel intestinal gas through the anus; break wind.
n.  

  1. An often audible discharge of intestinal gas.

  2. An annoying or foolish person.

Phrasal Verb(s):
fart aroundTo fool around; fritter time away.

[Middle English farten, from Old English *feortan; see perd- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
fart

  1. in.
    to release intestinal gas through the anus. (Often objectionable. One of the classic four-letter words. It should be noted that English does not have a single, “polite” word, noun or verb, for this matter. Break wind is common, but there is no parallel noun. See the complete list of all entries with fart in the Index of Hidden Key Words.) : Okay, who farted?
  2. n.
    the sound or odor of the release of intestinal gas. (Often objectionable.) : Who made that smelly fart?
  3. n.
    a stupid, despicable, and annoying person. (Usually objectionable.) : The guy's nothing but a fart. Just forget him.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

fart 
O.E. feortan, ult. from PIE *perd- (cf. O.H.G. ferzan, O.N. freta, Skt. pard, Gk. perdein, Lith. perdzu, Rus. perdet), of imitative origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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