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Fart vs Farl - What's the difference?

fart | farl |

As verbs the difference between fart and farl

is that fart is (informal|mildly|vulgar) to emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate while farl is .

As nouns the difference between fart and farl

is that fart is (informal) an emission of digestive gases from the anus; a flatus while farl is (obsolete) a quarter of a thin oatmeal or flour cake.

fart

English

(wikipedia fart)

Verb

(en verb)
  • (informal, mildly, vulgar) To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.
  • * 1728 , , "A Dialogue between Mad Mullinix and Timothy":
  • I fart with twenty ladies by;
    They call me beast; and what care I?
  • 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

    * 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

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) An emission of digestive gases from the anus; a flatus.
  • * , II.12:
  • Metrocles somewhat indiscreetly, as he was disputing in his Schole, in presence of his auditory, let a fart , for shame whereof he afterwards kept his house and could not be drawen abroad.
  • (colloquial, vulgar) An irritating person; a fool.
  • (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

    Derived terms

    {{der3, armpit fart , brain fart , duck fart , fanny fart , farter , farting , fart sack , nun fart , old fart , sparrow-fart}}

    See also

    * burp * flatulence * flatulent * flatus * queef

    Anagrams

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    farl

    English

    Etymology 1

    Contraction of fardel.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A quarter of a thin oatmeal or flour cake.
  • Any such cake or bread, now particularly used for Irish specialities as soda farls and potato farls.
  • See also

    * soda bread * potato bread

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • * 1647', '', '''1854 , Alexander Dyce (editor), ''The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher: The Text Formed from a New Collation of the Early Editions , Volume 2, page 416,
  • Down with the mainmast ! lay her at hull !
    Farl up all her linens, and let her ride it out !
    (Webster 1913)