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Fart vs Funny - What's the difference?

fart | funny |

As nouns the difference between fart and funny

is that fart is (informal) an emission of digestive gases from the anus; a flatus while funny is (humorous) a joke or funny can be (british) a narrow boat for sculling.

As a verb fart

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

As an adjective funny is

amusing; humorous; comical.

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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    funny

    English

    Etymology 1

    From .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Amusing; humorous; comical.
  • When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny .
  • Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant.
  • The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.
    I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
    Synonyms
    * See also * See also
    Derived terms

    Noun

    (funnies)
  • (humorous) A joke.
  • * 2014 , Brian Conaghan, When Mr. Dog Bites (page 54)
  • Everyone would be sitting on big fluffy white clouds singing songs, telling funnies and just enjoying the day.
  • (humorous) A comic strip.
  • * 2009 , R. P. Moffa, The Vaulted Sky (page 343)
  • His father was more likely to listen to the radio, although he would read the Sunday funnies , and his grandmother would only read the Italian language paper she picked up at the corner candy store.

    Etymology 2

    Perhaps a jocular use of (term). See above.

    Noun

    (funnies)
  • (British) A narrow boat for sculling.