phpht

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: fft, IPA^(key): /fft/

Interjection

phpht

1. (rare) Alternative form of pht
   • 1991, Franca Rame, Dario Fo, Stuart Clink Hood, A woman alone & other plays:

     […] uplift bra . . . odourless hair removing cream . . . phpht! Twenty-four hour deodorant . . . slimming pills . . . contraceptive pills […]

   • 1993, Cindy Tittle Moore, “Dogs or Humans as Canine Companions”, in rec.pets.dogs (Usenet):

     > But... some of us do have to work for a living. As a result our dog(s)
     >must be left for 8 hrs per day by themselves. :-(
     
     Yeah, phpht. Working...phpht.

   • 1995, Richard Hoffman, Half the house: a memoir:

     "Phpht! Eat your noodle soup, and don't pay no attention to that there foolishness."

   • 2003, Mark Fidler, Blaze of the Great Cliff, page 39:

     “Phpht!” Bravegart spit out. “Okay, Stonah, a trade it is. You give them one of your feathers. A feather for an arrow. […]