Poot vs. Fart — What's the Difference?

To fart.

Emit wind from the anus.

A fart, perhaps a relatively quiet one.

Waste time on silly or trivial things.

An emission of wind from the anus.

A boring or contemptible person

To expel intestinal gas through the anus; break wind.

An often audible discharge of intestinal gas.

An annoying or foolish person.

To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.

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.

To emit (fumes, gases, etc.).

(informal) An emission of digestive gases from the anus; a flatus.

An irritating person; a fool.

(usually as "old fart") An elderly person; especially one perceived to hold old-fashioned views.

A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus

Expel intestinal gases through the anus