phut-phutv.

Brit.

/ˌfʌtˈfʌt/, U.S.

/ˈfətˈfət/

Forms: 1900s– phut-phut, 1900s– phutt-phutt.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: phut v.

Etymology: Reduplication of phut v. Compare earlier phut-phut int., phut-phut n., put-put v.

intransitive. To make intermittent muffled explosive sounds like a small internal combustion engine; to move with such a noise. Cf. put-put v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [verb (intransitive)]

pant1735

chug1896

teuf-teuf1902

put-put1905

chug-chug1907

chuff1914

chuff-chuff1914

putter1937

phut-phut1939

1939 I. T. Sanderson Caribbean Treasure ix. 176 During the half-hour that we had been ‘phut-phutting’ up the Surinam to the polder, both Fred and I had learnt many things about our craft.

1956 Times 19 Mar. 7/5 A silky little thing that purrs, not phut-phuts.

1971 Guardian 14 May 11/1 Phutt-phutting around London on her three-wheeled scooter.

1995 N. Whittaker Platform Souls (1996) v. 58 A diesel shunter phut-phutted past us with a load of empty coal wagons.

Derivatives

ˈphut-ˌphutting n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [noun]

puttering1824

pant1840

puff-puff1856

chug1866

phut1874

teuf-teuf1902

tuff-tuff1902

chuff1914

chuff-chuff1914

phut-phut1916

put-putting1923

put-put1925

pocketa-pocketa1939

putter1942

phut-phutting1954

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [adjective]

puttering1852

phut-phutting1954

1954 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 30 Nov. 31/3 The undependable phut-phutting rattling uncomfortable horseless wagon.

1956 ‘J. Wyndham’ Seeds of Time 39 He listened to the phut-phutting of the old engine.

1998 Mirror (Nexis) 6 Feb. 44 With no speed limits, fat German businessmen in V12 BMWs found themselves mowing down scores of phutphutting heaps like startled rabbits.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

phut-phutint.n.

Brit.

/ˌfʌtˈfʌt/, U.S.

/ˌfətˈfət/

Forms: 1900s– phut-phut, 1900s– phutt-phutt. Also occasionally reduplicated further.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: phut int.

Etymology: Reduplication of phut int. Compare earlier put-put adj. and n. With use as noun compare earlier phut n. With sense B. 2 compare slightly earlier phutphuti n.

A. int.

Representing an intermittent or repeated dull, usually plosive sound, esp. that characteristic of an internal combustion engine.

ΚΠ

1900 Living Age 15 Dec. 712/2 ‘Phut! phut!’ went the guns on the hill.

1940 M. Dickens Mariana ix. 337 She nearly fell over the rail with excitement when she realised that the naval launch that was going phut-phut alongside the gangway had come for her and Sam.

1967 B. Took & M. Feldman in B. Took & M. Coward Best of ‘Round The Horne’ (2000) 3rd Ser. Programme 4. 130/2 Meanwhile, halfway up the Umpopo—phut phut chug chug—ker fong!

1992 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Mar. 23 Phutt-phutt. Along comes enterprising gent on bike with pot of white paint.

B. n.

1. An intermittent or repeated dull, usually plosive sound, esp. the sound characteristic of an internal combustion engine.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [noun]

puttering1824

pant1840

puff-puff1856

chug1866

phut1874

teuf-teuf1902

tuff-tuff1902

chuff1914

chuff-chuff1914

phut-phut1916

put-putting1923

put-put1925

pocketa-pocketa1939

putter1942

phut-phutting1954

1916 Times 9 Aug. 5 No ‘phut-phut’ of snipers' bullets if so much as the top of your cap shows for an instant above the parapet.

1926 Iowa City Press-Citizen 8 May 4/4 It [sc. the car] suddenly responded with a ‘phut, phut-phut, phut, phut’.

1989 Guardian (Nexis) 2 Nov. Nothing except the breeze rustling in the hedgerows and the distant phut-phut of a tractor disturbs a calm measuring 10 on the Tranquillity Scale.

2004 Western Morning News (Nexis) 24 June 24 The grass around Trevilley farm is filled with stealthy bodies wriggling in the undergrowth and the phut phut of paintball guns.

2. = phutphuti n. Now chiefly Indian English.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motorcycle > [noun] > small motorcycle or moped

motor cyclette1889

phutphuti1951

micromotor1953

moped1954

phut-phut1958

minibike1961

1958 Spectator 10 Oct. 479/2 People on the outskirts would receive less noise from a vtol airliner than from a clip-on phut-phut passing along the road outside their houses.

a1966 M. Allingham Cargo of Eagles (1968) xi. 129 I dropped over on my phut-phut about half past eight.

1995 M. Kesavan Looking through Glass 212 For nearly twenty minutes, we had been trying to wave down a phut-phut that would take us to the Old Fort.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phut-phut
释义	phut-phutv. Brit. /ˌfʌtˈfʌt/, U.S. /ˈfətˈfət/ Forms: 1900s– phut-phut, 1900s– phutt-phutt. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: phut v. Etymology: Reduplication of phut v. Compare earlier phut-phut int., phut-phut n., put-put v. intransitive. To make intermittent muffled explosive sounds like a small internal combustion engine; to move with such a noise. Cf. put-put v. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [verb (intransitive)] pant1735 chug1896 teuf-teuf1902 put-put1905 chug-chug1907 chuff1914 chuff-chuff1914 putter1937 phut-phut1939 1939 I. T. Sanderson Caribbean Treasure ix. 176 During the half-hour that we had been ‘phut-phutting’ up the Surinam to the polder, both Fred and I had learnt many things about our craft. 1956 Times 19 Mar. 7/5 A silky little thing that purrs, not phut-phuts. 1971 Guardian 14 May 11/1 Phutt-phutting around London on her three-wheeled scooter. 1995 N. Whittaker Platform Souls (1996) v. 58 A diesel shunter phut-phutted past us with a load of empty coal wagons. Derivatives ˈphut-ˌphutting n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [noun] puttering1824 pant1840 puff-puff1856 chug1866 phut1874 teuf-teuf1902 tuff-tuff1902 chuff1914 chuff-chuff1914 phut-phut1916 put-putting1923 put-put1925 pocketa-pocketa1939 putter1942 phut-phutting1954 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [adjective] puttering1852 phut-phutting1954 1954 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 30 Nov. 31/3 The undependable phut-phutting rattling uncomfortable horseless wagon. 1956 ‘J. Wyndham’ Seeds of Time 39 He listened to the phut-phutting of the old engine. 1998 Mirror (Nexis) 6 Feb. 44 With no speed limits, fat German businessmen in V12 BMWs found themselves mowing down scores of phutphutting heaps like startled rabbits. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). phut-phutint.n. Brit. /ˌfʌtˈfʌt/, U.S. /ˌfətˈfət/ Forms: 1900s– phut-phut, 1900s– phutt-phutt. Also occasionally reduplicated further. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: phut int. Etymology: Reduplication of phut int. Compare earlier put-put adj. and n. With use as noun compare earlier phut n. With sense B. 2 compare slightly earlier phutphuti n. A. int. Representing an intermittent or repeated dull, usually plosive sound, esp. that characteristic of an internal combustion engine. ΚΠ 1900 Living Age 15 Dec. 712/2 ‘Phut! phut!’ went the guns on the hill. 1940 M. Dickens Mariana ix. 337 She nearly fell over the rail with excitement when she realised that the naval launch that was going phut-phut alongside the gangway had come for her and Sam. 1967 B. Took & M. Feldman in B. Took & M. Coward Best of ‘Round The Horne’ (2000) 3rd Ser. Programme 4. 130/2 Meanwhile, halfway up the Umpopo—phut phut chug chug—ker fong! 1992 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Mar. 23 Phutt-phutt. Along comes enterprising gent on bike with pot of white paint. B. n. 1. An intermittent or repeated dull, usually plosive sound, esp. the sound characteristic of an internal combustion engine. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [noun] puttering1824 pant1840 puff-puff1856 chug1866 phut1874 teuf-teuf1902 tuff-tuff1902 chuff1914 chuff-chuff1914 phut-phut1916 put-putting1923 put-put1925 pocketa-pocketa1939 putter1942 phut-phutting1954 1916 Times 9 Aug. 5 No ‘phut-phut’ of snipers' bullets if so much as the top of your cap shows for an instant above the parapet. 1926 Iowa City Press-Citizen 8 May 4/4 It [sc. the car] suddenly responded with a ‘phut, phut-phut, phut, phut’. 1989 Guardian (Nexis) 2 Nov. Nothing except the breeze rustling in the hedgerows and the distant phut-phut of a tractor disturbs a calm measuring 10 on the Tranquillity Scale. 2004 Western Morning News (Nexis) 24 June 24 The grass around Trevilley farm is filled with stealthy bodies wriggling in the undergrowth and the phut phut of paintball guns. 2. = phutphuti n. Now chiefly Indian English. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motorcycle > [noun] > small motorcycle or moped motor cyclette1889 phutphuti1951 micromotor1953 moped1954 phut-phut1958 minibike1961 1958 Spectator 10 Oct. 479/2 People on the outskirts would receive less noise from a vtol airliner than from a clip-on phut-phut passing along the road outside their houses. a1966 M. Allingham Cargo of Eagles (1968) xi. 129 I dropped over on my phut-phut about half past eight. 1995 M. Kesavan Looking through Glass 212 For nearly twenty minutes, we had been trying to wave down a phut-phut that would take us to the Old Fort. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1939int.n.1900
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