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(also phutt-phutt)
verb
no object To make intermittent muffled explosive sounds like a small internal combustion engine; to move with such a noise.
Origin
Pronunciation
phut-phut
/ˌfʌtˈfʌt/phut-phut2
(also phutt-phutt)
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.
