fart
n. countablen. the gas that comes out of your bottom, which sometimes smells bad or makes a noise. It is a very informal word that can be rude in many situations.
n. an emission of digestive gases from the anus. Informal and often considered vulgar or socially inappropriate in professional contexts.
The dog let out a loud fart and then ran away.
He tried to hide his embarrassment after a loud fart interrupted the silence of the library.
While biological in nature, the public release of a fart is governed by strict social taboos that vary significantly across different cultures and historical periods.
From Middle English ferten, farten, from Old English feortan, from Proto-West Germanic fertan, from Proto-Germanic fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European perd-. The noun is from Middle English fert, fart, from the verb.
Commonly used as a countable noun; also functions as an intransitive verb.