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Main definitions of phut-phut in English

: phut-phut1phut-phut2

phut-phut1

(also phutt-phutt)

Pronunciation /ˌfʌtˈfʌt/

verb

  • To make intermittent muffled explosive sounds like a small internal combustion engine; to move with such a noise.

Origin

1930s. Reduplication of phut. Compare earlier phut-phut, phut-phut, put-put.

Main definitions of phut-phut in English

: phut-phut1phut-phut2

phut-phut2

(also phutt-phutt)

Pronunciation /ˌfʌtˈfʌt/

exclamation

  • Representing an intermittent or repeated dull, usually plosive sound, especially that characteristic of an internal combustion engine.

noun

  • 1An intermittent or repeated dull, usually plosive sound, especially the sound characteristic of an internal combustion engine.

  • 2= phutphuti . Now chiefly Indian English.

Origin

Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Living Age. Reduplication of phut.