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phut
/ fʌt /
noun
- a representation of a muffled explosive sound
adverb
- go phutto break down or collapse
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phut1
C19: of imitative origin
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Example Sentences
Looks like this ol' sausage was punctured bad, an' I'm gettin' to think she's goin' to phut out quick an' go down wallop.
From Project Gutenberg
It was Jimmy whose ear first got the sound which came in—the feverish phut-phut of the motor skiff.
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With the phut of the closing safety-valve came the conductor's cry of "All aboard!"
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One moment he's gallivantin' about in beauty and majesty, an' the next—phut!
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A bullet went "phut" into the ground at my feet as I lay on a stretcher.
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