1.obsoles. Also: СТОЯТЬ ФЕРТОМ obsoles, highly coll to walk or stand with one's hands on one's hips (i.e., in a position resembling the Russian letter "Ф"):
- X ходил (стоял) фертом••≈ X walked <stood> with (his) arms akimbo.
2.Also: ГЛЯДЕТЬ (СМОТРЕТЬ и т. п.) ФЕРТОМ highly coll to carry o.s. in an overconfident, conceited manner, look self-satisfied:
- X ходит <глядит> фертом ≈ X struts about;
- X swaggers;
- X looks smug <cocky, snooty>.
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← "Ферт" is the antiquated name of the letter "Ф".