NYT Dictionary

FART

/fɑɹt/
VerbNounFAHRTGrade 1

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Meaning

To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

beefblow offbreak windcut one loosecut the cheeseflatulatetootpass gaspass windbadger

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 9 recorded puzzles:

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