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Fart vs Stink - What's the difference?

fart | stink |

In informal terms the difference between fart and stink

is that fart is an emission of digestive gases from the anus; a flatus while stink is a complaint or objection.

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

    * * * * ----

    stink

    English

    Verb

  • To have a strong bad smell.
  • (informal) To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
  • That movie stinks . I didn't even stay for the end.
  • To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.
  • Something stinks about the politician's excuses.
  • To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
  • Synonyms

    * (have a strong bad smell) pong, reek * (be greatly inferior) suck, blow * (give an impression of dishonesty or untruth) be fishy

    Derived terms

    * stink up * stink out

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A strong bad smell.
  • (informal) A complaint or objection.
  • If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done.
  • chemistry (as a subject taught in school)
  • (slang, New Zealand) A failure or unfortunate event.
  • The concert was stink .

    Synonyms

    * (strong bad smell) fetor, odour/odor, pong, reek, smell, stench * *

    Derived terms

    * kick up a stink * stink badger * stinkbomb * stinker * stink eye * stink machine * stinky

    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs ----