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catchfart

catchfart noun: a footboy.

Noun

catchfart (plural catchfarts)

  1. (derogatory, obsolete) A footboy.

Forms of catchfart

pluralcatchfarts

Origin of catchfart

From catch + fart; so called from such servants commonly following close behind their master or mistress.

Questions about catchfart

What does catchfart mean?
Catchfart means a footboy.
What part of speech is catchfart?
Catchfart is a noun.
What is the plural of catchfart?
The plural of catchfart is catchfarts.

Words near catchfart in the dictionary

  1. catches up
  2. catches wreck
  3. catches Z's
  4. catchest
  5. catcheth
  6. catchfart
  7. catchfarts
  8. catchfence
  9. catchfences
  10. catchflies
  11. catchfly

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