Definitions
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- interjection A sound resembling the release of a blast of
steam orexhaust .
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Examples
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The faint 'phut' of the Browning lost its identity in the beat of the radio's music.
The Elvis Latte Allie Dresser 2010
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It's working at the moment but the problems begin as night falls, the signal gets weaker and then "phut" it disappears.
Hormonal broadband 2007
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It's working at the moment but the problems begin as night falls, the signal gets weaker and then "phut" it disappears.
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It's working at the moment but the problems begin as night falls, the signal gets weaker and then "phut" it disappears.
Hormonal broadband 2007
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The faint 'phut' of the Browning lost its identity in the beat of the radio's music.
Field Of Thirteen Francis, Dick 1998
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A bullet went "phut" into the ground at my feet as I lay on a stretcher.
The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" George Davidson
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But then, unfathomably, their impetus went "phut".
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It opened with a reassuring but not flashy 'phut'.
Golly's Wine Drops 2009
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Tony Blair showed impeccable timing by leaving his job just before the economy went phut.
Archive 2008-11-01 Not a sheep 2008
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Just something else to worry about as the economy goes phut!
Archive 2008-05-01 Not a sheep 2008
lw commented on the word phut
A dull, flat, slightly explosive sound, as of an engine dying. Pronounced ft
June 14, 2009