fart

English

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Etymology

From Middle English ferten, farten, from Old English *feortan (in feorting (verbal noun)), from Proto-Germanic *fertanan (compare German farzen, furzen, Norwegian fjert), from Proto-Indo-European *pérde/o (compare Welsh rhech, Albanian pjerdh).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: fä(r)t, IPA: /fɑː(ɹ)t/, SAMPA: /fA:(r)t/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)t

Noun

fart (plural farts)

1. (informal, slang) An emission of digestive gases from the anus; a flatus.
2. (colloquial, vulgar) An irritating person; a fool.
3. (colloquial, vulgar, potentially offensive) (usually as "old fart") An elderly person; especially one perceived to hold old-fashioned views.

Synonyms

an emission of flatulent gases

barking spider bottom burp flatus fluffer-doodle air biscuit

poot raspberry tart (Cockney rhyming slang) toot beef See also Wikisaurus:flatus

Derived terms

• brain fart
• duck fart
• fart sack
• nun fart
• old fart

Translations

an emission of flatulent gases

Afrikaans: poep Amuzgo: jndyè jndi' Arabic: حَبْقَةٌ (ar) (ḥábqa) f., ضَرْطَةٌ (ar) (ḍárṭa) f., فَسْوَةٌ (ar) (fáswa) f. Breton: bramm Bulgarian: пръдня (bg) (prǎdnjá) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 屁 (zh) (pì), 放屁 (zh) (fàngpì) Czech: prd (cs) m. Danish: fjært (da) c. (bookish); prut (da) c. (hypocoristic (da)); fis (da) c. Dutch: wind (nl) m., scheet (nl) m. Finnish: pieru (fi), (silent fart) tuhnu (fi) Flemish: prot m. French: pet (fr) m. Galician: peido m. German: Furz (de) m., Fürze (de) pl., Pups (de) m. Greek: πορδή (el) (pordí) f. Hebrew: נפיחנות (he) (n’fikhanút) f., נפיחה (he) (n’fikháh) f. Hindi: पाद (hi) (pād) Hungarian: fing (hu), pú (hu) Interlingua: flatulentia, flato Italian: scoreggia (it) f., peto (it) m. Japanese: 屁 (ja) (へ, he), おなら (ja) (onara) Korean: 방귀 (ko) (banggwi) Kurdish: fis (ku), kuş (ku), piv (ku), tirr (ku) Latin: flātulentia (la) f. Latvian: pirdiens (lv) m. Macedonian: прдеж (mk) (p'rdež) m., прдење (mk) (p'rdenje) n., пувеж (mk) (púvež) m., цуфеж (mk) (cúfež) m., тушкање (mk) (túškanje) n.

Maltese: fiswa f. Neapolitan: fiéto m., lòffa f., pìreto m. Norwegian: fis (no) m., fjert (no) m., propp (no) m., promp (no) m., vind (no) m. Occitan: pet m. Ojibwe: ᐴᑭᑎᐎᓐ (boogidiwin) Persian: گوز (fa) (guz) Polish: pierdnięcie n. Portuguese: peido (pt) m. Quechua: supi Romani: East Slovak: riľ, khaň Kalderash: khaj, (noisy) řîl Romanian: vânt n., flatulență f., bășină f., pârț n. Russian: пердение (ru) (perdénije) n., пукание (ru) (púkanije) n. (silent or less crude), пердёж (ru) (perdjóž) m., бздёж (ru) (bzdjóž) m. Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: pjerd m. Upper Sorbian: pjerd (hsb) m. Spanish: pedo (es) m. Swahili: shuzi sg., mashuzi pl. (noun 5/6) Swedish: fis (sv) c., fjärt (sv) c., prutt (sv) c. Telugu: పిత్తి (piththi) Thai: ตด (th) (tòt) Turkish: osuruk (tr) Urdu: پاد (ur) (pād), ٹهسکى (ur) (ṭhaskī) Vietnamese: đánh rắm (vi) Vlax Romani: (noiseless) khaj, (audible) ril Welsh: rhech (cy) m.

Verb

fart (third-person singular simple present farts, present participle farting, simple past and past participle farted)

1. (informal, mildly vulgar) To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.
2. (colloquial, usually as "fart around") To waste time with idle and inconsequential tasks; to go about one's activities in a lackadaisical manner; to be lazy or over-relaxed in one's manner or bearing.

Synonyms

emit flatulent gases

beef blow off break wind cut one loose cut the cheese

flatulate guff have gas let one rip

pass gas pass wind poot step on a duck

step on a frog toot blown bowel bugle trouser cough

(waste time with aimless activities): futz, fool around, fool about

• See also Wikisaurus:flatulate

Translations

to emit flatulent gases

Afrikaans: poep Arabic: حبق (ar) (Hábaqa), ضرط (ar) (DáraTa), فسا (ar) (fasáa) Armenian: տռել (hy) (tṙel) Bosnian: prditi (bs), prnuti (bs) Bulgarian: пускам газове (púskam gázove) Catalan: petar Chinese: Mandarin: 放屁 (cmn) (fàng pì) Czech: prdět (frequentative or continuative) / prdnout si (semelfactive); pšoukat / pšouknout(si) (to fart silently) Danish: fjærte (da) (bookish); prutte (da) (childish); fise (da) Dutch: een wind laten, scheet laten Esperanto: furzi (eo) Finnish: pieraista (semelfactive), piereskellä (frequentative or continuative), pierrä Flemish: protten, een prot laten French: péter (fr) Georgian: გაზებზე გასვლა (ka) (gazebze gasvla) German: furzen (de), pupsen (de) Greek: κλάνω (el) (kláno) Hindi: पादना (hi) (pādnā) Hungarian: fingik, púzik Icelandic: prumpa (is), freta (is) Interlingua: flatular Inuktitut: nilertok Italian: scoreggiare, fare un peto Japanese: おならをする (ja) (onara-o surú), 放屁する (ja) (ほうひする, hōhi-surú), 屁をひる (ja) (へをひる, he-o hiru), 屁をこく (ja) (へをこく, he-o koku)

Korean: 방귀뀌다 (ko) (banggwi-kkwida) Latin: pēdō (la) Latvian: pirst Lithuanian: gadinti orą, persti, bezdėti Macedonian: прди (mk) (p'rdi), пува (mk) (púva), тушка (mk) (túška) Neapolitan: peretià, sbernacchià, speretià Norwegian: fise (no), fjerte (no), proppe (no), prompe (no), slippe en vind (no) Ojibwe: ᐴᑭᑦ (boogid) vii / ᐴᑭᑎ (boogidi) vai / ᐴᑭᒋᑕᓐ (boogijidan) vti / ᐴᑭᒋᔥ (boogijizh) vta Polish: pierdzieć (pl) Portuguese: peidar (pt) Romanian: băși, pârțâi Russian: пердеть (perdét’) / пёрднуть (pjórdnut’) / пёрнуть (pjórnut’); бздеть (bzdet’) / набздеть (nabzdét’) (to fart silently), (less crude) пукать (ru) (púkat'), пукнуть (ru) (púknut') Slovak: prdieť impf. / prdnúť pf. (1) Spanish: peerse (es), soltar un pedo, pedorrear Swahili: -shuta, -jamba Swedish: fisa (sv), fjärta (sv), prutta (sv) Telugu: పిత్తు (pittu) Thai: ตด (th) (tòt), ผายลม (th) (phááy lom) Turkish: osurmak (tr) Urdu: پاد مارنا (pād mārnā), ہوا چھوڑنا (havā ćho.rnā) Vietnamese: địt (vi), chùi gháu (vi) Yup'ik: nelertuq

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Hebrew: להפליץ (le-hiflíts)

See also

• burp
• flatulence
• flatulent
• flatus

Anagrams

• frat
• raft
• RTFA
• traf, TRAF

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Catalan

Etymology

from Latin fartus

Adjective

fart m. (feminine farta, masculine plural farts, feminine plural fartes)

1. stuffed
2. fed up

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fart/, [fɑːˀd̥]

Noun

fart c. (singular definite farten, plural indefinite farter)

1. (uncountable) speed

   Mange trafikulykker sker på grund af for høj fart. - Many accidents happen because of excessive speed.

2. (sailing) : trip; journey; trade.

   Der er en stigning i antallet af farter mellem Asien og Europa. - There is an increase in the number of trades between Asia and Europe.

3. At være på farten - To be on the move.

Derived terms

terms derived from "fart"

affart bådfart forbifart overfart færgefart gennemfart himmelfart kystfart

langfart luftfart medfart nedfart nærfart pendulfart rumfart rundfart

rutefart skibsfart slædefart sneglefart søfart topfart trampfart valfart

Inflection

sailing

    Inflection of fart

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	fart	farten	farter	farterne
genitive	farts	fartens	farters	farternes

See also

• hastighed

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /faʀ/

Noun

fart m. (plural farts)

1. wax (for skis)

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Danish fart.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /far̥t/
• Rhymes: -ar̥t

Noun

fart f. (genitive singular fartar, uncountable)

1. (informal) speed

   Það er nú meiri fartin á þér, drengur! – My, you sure seem to be in a hurry, son!

Declension

declension of fart

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fart	fartin	-	-
accusative	fart	fartina	-	-
dative	fart	fartinni	-	-
genitive	fartar	fartarinnar	-	-

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Low German vart, related to fare (“fare, travel”)

Noun

fart (definite singular farta/farten; uncountable)

1. velocity
2. movement, motion
3. transportation
4. high speed, vigor, drive

Synonyms

• (velocity): hastighet, tempo
• (movement): bevegelse, gang
• (transportation): ferdsel, reise, tur
• (high speed, vigor): fres, driv, liv

Verb

fart

1. past participle of fare

References

• “fart” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
• “fart” in The Ordnett Dictionary

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• audio

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Noun

fart c.

1. a speed
2. (in compounds) a ramp (for vehicles)

Declension

Declension of fart

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fart	farten	farter	farterna
genitive	farts	fartens	farters	farternas

Derived terms

• avfart
• fartkamera
• infart
• överfart
• påfart
• underfart
• utfart

See also

• hastighet