- fart about / around
- Verb. To mess around, to waste time.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
fart about / around
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fart about — ● fart * * * ˌfart a ˈbout ˌfart a ˈround [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fart about he/she/it farts about … Useful english dictionary
fart about — phrasal verb fart about or fart around [intransitive] Word forms fart about : present tense I/you/we/they fart about he/she/it farts about present participle farting about past tense farted about past participle farted about impolite to waste… … English dictionary
fartarse about/around — vb British to waste time, behave ineffectually or indecisively. A common, mildly vulgar term in British and Australian English. It is an elaboration of fart around. ► I wish they d stop fart arsing around and make their minds up … Contemporary slang
fart about — vb to mess around, waste one s time or play the fool ► Come on you guys, stop farting around and get down to business … Contemporary slang
fart — informal ► VERB 1) emit wind from the anus. 2) (fart about/around) waste time on silly or trivial things. ► NOUN 1) an emission of wind from the anus. 2) a boring or contemptible person. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
fart* — 1. Person disapproved of. Also fart arse. 2. Thing of small value. (Used in numerous expressions for emph. e.g. Not worth a fart.) 3. fart about, around Waste time. Also fart arse about, around … A concise dictionary of English slang
fart — fart1 [fa:t US fa:rt] v [i]not polite [: Old English; Origin: feortan] to make air come out of your ↑bowel s = ↑break wind fart about/around phr v to waste time not doing very much ▪ Stop farting around and get on with your work! fart 2 fart2 n … Dictionary of contemporary English
fart — 1 verb (I) taboo to make air come out of your bowel (1) s fart about/around phrasal verb (I) informal to waste time not doing very much 2 noun 1 taboo an act of making air come out of your bowel (1) s 2 slang a stupid and uninteresting person: a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Fart — is an English language vulgarism most commonly used in reference to flatulence. The word fart is generally considered unsuitable in a formal environment by modern English speakers, and it may be considered vulgar or offensive in some situations.… … Wikipedia
fart around — intransitive verb : to mess around : waste time often considered vulgar * * * ˌfart a ˈbout ˌfart a ˈround [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fart about he/she/it … Useful english dictionary
