fart out
C1 slang intransitive
In simple words
To stop working or end in a weak, pathetic way.
Literal meaning: Like a fart — something that arrives with some force but quickly dissipates into nothing.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
slang
To fail or stop working in a weak, anticlimactic way.
"The engine coughed twice and then farted out entirely, leaving them stranded."
2 C1
idiomatic
slang
Of a plan or project: to come to an unimpressive or failed end.
"Their grand scheme to start a business farted out after just three months."
Usage notes
Rare and vulgar. Mostly used humorously. Not standard in any variety of English. ESL learners should be able to understand it but should avoid using it.
Commonly used with
engine battery plan idea project momentum
Forms
Base
fart out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
farts out
he/she/it
Past simple
farted out
yesterday
Past participle
farted out
have + pp
-ing form
farting out
continuous
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