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Fart vs Puke - What's the difference?

fart | puke |

As verbs the difference between fart and puke

is that fart is to emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate while puke is to vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.

As nouns the difference between fart and puke

is that fart is an emission of digestive gases from the anus; a flatus while puke is vomit.

As an adjective puke is

a fine grade of woolen cloth.

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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    puke

    English

    Etymology 1

    1581, first mention is the derivative . More at (l).

    Noun

  • (uncountable) vomit.
  • * 2007', '''', The Guardian Science blog, "The latest in the war on terror: the ' puke saber"
    • the puke saber [...] pulses light over rapidly changing wavelengths, apparently inducing "disorientation, nausea and even vomiting"
  • (countable) A drug that induces vomiting.
  • (countable) A worthless, despicable person.
    • Synonyms
    * See * (person) rotter

    Verb

    (puk)
  • (transitive, and, intransitive) To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.
  • * 1599 ,
    • At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms
    Synonyms
    * See
    Derived terms
    * puker

    Etymology 2

    (en)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • A fine grade of woolen cloth
    • 1599 ,
  • :* Puke -stocking caddis garter
  • A very dark, dull, brownish-red color.

    • References

    * wollencloth: Word Detective * The Universal Dictionary of English, 1896, 4 vols: "Of a dark colour, said to be between black and russet." ----