DEFINITIONS
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pfft

or phfft

[ ft ]
/ ft /
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interjection

(used to express or indicate a dying or fizzling out.)

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Words related to pfft

finished, kaput

Words nearby pfft

pfd., pfeiffer syndrome, pfeiffer's bacillus, pfenig, pfennig, pfft, pfg., pfi, pfitzner, pflüger, pforzheim

Origin of pfft

First recorded in 1920–25
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019