Pfft

/[p͡ɸːt]/ intj, noun

intj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A short puffing sound.

    ""Are we talking a delicate little Scandinavian pfft, or the whole raspberry tart?""

Intj
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    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 laughs. At which point Orvil shows him a neat pile of folds of toilet paper."

  3. 3
    Used to signify a puffing sound. onomatopoeic
  4. 4
    The sound of a short fart. onomatopoeic

Synonyms

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pfah

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"Pfft! That's what you get for laughing at a girl!"

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