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pfft

[p͡ɸːt]

interjection pft

Used to signify a sudden ending or disappearance. 1965 Peter De Vries — Let Me Count the Ways You'd never forgive yourself — and then you'd never forgive me, and then pfft, the end of a fine friendship.
Used to signify sarcasm or disagreement. “[…] You remember that lump I got? I felt something poking out of it. So I pulled, like, I just pulled one out, put it on some folded-up toilet paper, then went back in and got another one. Then one more after that. I’m pretty sure they’re spider legs,” Orvil says. ¶ “Pfffffft,” Loother says and lau
onomatopoeic Used to signify a puffing sound.
onomatopoeic The sound of a short fart.

noun pffts · pft

A short puffing sound. "Are we talking a delicate little Scandinavian pfft, or the whole raspberry tart?"

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@misc{pfft_2026,
  title = {pfft},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pfft},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}