put-putadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpʌtˈpʌt/, U.S.

/ˈpətˈpət/

Forms: 1900s– put-put, 1900s– putt-putt. Also reduplicated further.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative of the sound of an internal combustion engine. Compare also pocketa-pocketa int. and n.

Originally North American.

A. adj.

Of a device, engine, vehicle, etc.: that makes a rapid intermittent sound, esp. one characteristic of a small internal combustion engine. Also: designating such a sound. Also in extended use, implying halting progress or a lack of power or speed.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [adjective] > of or relating to cycles > of or relating to bicycle > motorized

put-put1900

1900 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 15 Jan. 8/2 I saw the putt-putt gun and the fire of the sharpshooters.

1938 Lima (Ohio) Daily News 21 Apr. 25/2 It [sc. the motor] gave one deep spasmodic choke, followed by several puny put-put-put gasps.

1940 Railroad Mag. Apr. 50/1 Pop car, gasoline car.., so designated because of the put-put noise of its motor exhaust.

1967 Guardian 28 Dec. 5/3 The little put-put boat which carries passengers ashore.

1976 A. Alchian in S. Pejovich Governmental Controls & Free Market i. 19 Factors..[are] so overlapping that one is unable to distinguish their putt-putt forces from a continuous jet stream.

2003 Toronto Star (Nexis) 18 Oct. g1 I can't believe I'm taking this stubby, putt-putt car on the highway.

B. n.

1. A vehicle, engine, etc., that makes a rapid intermittent sound characteristic of a small internal combustion engine; a small vehicle not noted for its speed or power.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > machine-gun

machine gun1867

woodpecker1898

put-put1905

M.G.1915

typewriter1915

chopper1929

rattlebox1929

Chicago typewriter1940

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > noise in

knock1899

put-put1905

pinking1910

ping1927

pink1927

putter1942

pinging1955

1905 Rudder Feb. 61/2 Already the class of small launches..has achieved the distinction of a special title, of unknown origin, but of universal use; ‘put-put’, or more briefly, ‘put’.

1921 Amer. Legion Weekly 12 Aug. 14/1 They're like as a pin to the ones where the Boche had their put-puts [sc. machine guns] dug in.

1930 J. P. Burke in Amer. Mercury Dec. 457/1 Putt-putt, an out-board motorboat used in liquor running. ‘A sneaker's no good. Water's too shallow. Got to use a putt-putt.’

1978 M. Z. Lewin Silent Salesman xv. 80 The cop..got on his putt-putt, and went away.

2005 New Yorker 28 Mar. 60/1 Her little Japanese putt-putt had only rear-wheel drive.

2. A rapid intermittent sound characteristic of a small 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

1925 E. A. Powell Beyond Utmost Purple Rim ix. 216 The valleys will rebound to the put-put-put of the tractor.

1935 Amer. Girl July 10/2 You could plainly hear the..putt-putt of a motor dory clear around behind the point.

1965 S. T. Ollivier Petticoat Farm iv. 46 A roar of laughter drowned the put-put of the engine.

2005 C. C. Bye Sorcerer's Key xxi. 111 A few moments later I heard the soft put-put-put of the six-horse outboard, and the aluminum boat began to creep forward.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

put-putv.

Brit.

/ˌpʌtˈpʌt/, U.S.

/ˈpətˈpət/

Forms: see put-put adj.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative of the sound of an internal-combustion engine. Compare slightly earlier put-put adj. and also put-put n.

Originally North American.

1. intransitive. To make a rapid intermittent sound characteristic of a small internal combustion engine. Also occasionally transitive: (of a small engine) to emit (a sound, smell, etc.) whilst in operation.

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

1905 Outing July 389/1 In and out between them trim little launches go put-putting.

1939 A. Keith Land below Wind vii. 113 The motor put-puts back a horrid petrol odour.

1958 Spectator 4 July 12/2 The diesel engine put-put-puts its warm gargle.

1989 ‘C. Roman’ Foreplay xix. 242 ‘Ohhhh—trinkets for bartering with the natives’, he says calmly, put-putting on his pipe.

1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 12 June 9/1 I ran while that silly machine-gun putt-putted behind me.

2. intransitive. To move while making a put-put sound; to travel in a vehicle, boat, etc., that emits such a sound. Also figurative.In quot. 1974 transitive: to transport in a small vehicle or boat.

ΚΠ

1957 J. Kerouac Let. 24 June in Sel. Lett. 1957–69 (1999) 44 How do you expect the Highway Patrol would ever let us go free enuf to putput into town in our little bikes and jalopys for food and wine?

1974 R. Jeffries Mistakenly in Mallorca viii. 78 Old Morley keeps boasting about how he putt-putts all his money out of England.

1989 K. Green Night Angel vii. 76 She tossed the large man a croissant and shouted her thanks as he put-putted back to the wharf.

2003 Wall St. Jrnl. 12 Dec. w15/2 After put-putting along in the $28–$31 range since the summer, its stock price promptly fell off a cliff.

2005 Times (Nexis) 13 May 13 Today the Shropshire punters enjoy the sound of birdsong and a tractor put putting down the lane.

Derivatives

put-ˈputting n.

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

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > [noun] > moving with specific sound

put-putting1923

1923 Atlanta Constit. 20 May 16/4 We had shot out into the ocean, the put-putting of our motor sounding eerily among the misty blue shadows along the shore.

1961 J. C. Lilly Man & Dolphin xi. 153 A dolphin..naturally uses other sounds to convey and receive ‘meaning’:..putt-putting and whistles for exchanges with other dolphins.

1997 Irish Times (Nexis) 12 July (Suppl.) 11 The put-putting of engines..announced the Sunday morning traffic of the unseen Shannon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	put-put
释义	put-putadj.n. Brit. /ˌpʌtˈpʌt/, U.S. /ˈpətˈpət/ Forms: 1900s– put-put, 1900s– putt-putt. Also reduplicated further. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative of the sound of an internal combustion engine. Compare also pocketa-pocketa int. and n. Originally North American. A. adj. Of a device, engine, vehicle, etc.: that makes a rapid intermittent sound, esp. one characteristic of a small internal combustion engine. Also: designating such a sound. Also in extended use, implying halting progress or a lack of power or speed. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [adjective] > of or relating to cycles > of or relating to bicycle > motorized put-put1900 1900 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 15 Jan. 8/2 I saw the putt-putt gun and the fire of the sharpshooters. 1938 Lima (Ohio) Daily News 21 Apr. 25/2 It [sc. the motor] gave one deep spasmodic choke, followed by several puny put-put-put gasps. 1940 Railroad Mag. Apr. 50/1 Pop car, gasoline car.., so designated because of the put-put noise of its motor exhaust. 1967 Guardian 28 Dec. 5/3 The little put-put boat which carries passengers ashore. 1976 A. Alchian in S. Pejovich Governmental Controls & Free Market i. 19 Factors..[are] so overlapping that one is unable to distinguish their putt-putt forces from a continuous jet stream. 2003 Toronto Star (Nexis) 18 Oct. g1 I can't believe I'm taking this stubby, putt-putt car on the highway. B. n. 1. A vehicle, engine, etc., that makes a rapid intermittent sound characteristic of a small internal combustion engine; a small vehicle not noted for its speed or power. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > machine-gun machine gun1867 woodpecker1898 put-put1905 M.G.1915 typewriter1915 chopper1929 rattlebox1929 Chicago typewriter1940 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > noise in knock1899 put-put1905 pinking1910 ping1927 pink1927 putter1942 pinging1955 1905 Rudder Feb. 61/2 Already the class of small launches..has achieved the distinction of a special title, of unknown origin, but of universal use; ‘put-put’, or more briefly, ‘put’. 1921 Amer. Legion Weekly 12 Aug. 14/1 They're like as a pin to the ones where the Boche had their put-puts [sc. machine guns] dug in. 1930 J. P. Burke in Amer. Mercury Dec. 457/1 Putt-putt, an out-board motorboat used in liquor running. ‘A sneaker's no good. Water's too shallow. Got to use a putt-putt.’ 1978 M. Z. Lewin Silent Salesman xv. 80 The cop..got on his putt-putt, and went away. 2005 New Yorker 28 Mar. 60/1 Her little Japanese putt-putt had only rear-wheel drive. 2. A rapid intermittent sound characteristic of a small 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 1925 E. A. Powell Beyond Utmost Purple Rim ix. 216 The valleys will rebound to the put-put-put of the tractor. 1935 Amer. Girl July 10/2 You could plainly hear the..putt-putt of a motor dory clear around behind the point. 1965 S. T. Ollivier Petticoat Farm iv. 46 A roar of laughter drowned the put-put of the engine. 2005 C. C. Bye Sorcerer's Key xxi. 111 A few moments later I heard the soft put-put-put of the six-horse outboard, and the aluminum boat began to creep forward. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). put-putv. Brit. /ˌpʌtˈpʌt/, U.S. /ˈpətˈpət/ Forms: see put-put adj. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative of the sound of an internal-combustion engine. Compare slightly earlier put-put adj. and also put-put n. Originally North American. 1. intransitive. To make a rapid intermittent sound characteristic of a small internal combustion engine. Also occasionally transitive: (of a small engine) to emit (a sound, smell, etc.) whilst in operation. 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 1905 Outing July 389/1 In and out between them trim little launches go put-putting. 1939 A. Keith Land below Wind vii. 113 The motor put-puts back a horrid petrol odour. 1958 Spectator 4 July 12/2 The diesel engine put-put-puts its warm gargle. 1989 ‘C. Roman’ Foreplay xix. 242 ‘Ohhhh—trinkets for bartering with the natives’, he says calmly, put-putting on his pipe. 1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 12 June 9/1 I ran while that silly machine-gun putt-putted behind me. 2. intransitive. To move while making a put-put sound; to travel in a vehicle, boat, etc., that emits such a sound. Also figurative.In quot. 1974 transitive: to transport in a small vehicle or boat. ΚΠ 1957 J. Kerouac Let. 24 June in Sel. Lett. 1957–69 (1999) 44 How do you expect the Highway Patrol would ever let us go free enuf to putput into town in our little bikes and jalopys for food and wine? 1974 R. Jeffries Mistakenly in Mallorca viii. 78 Old Morley keeps boasting about how he putt-putts all his money out of England. 1989 K. Green Night Angel vii. 76 She tossed the large man a croissant and shouted her thanks as he put-putted back to the wharf. 2003 Wall St. Jrnl. 12 Dec. w15/2 After put-putting along in the $28–$31 range since the summer, its stock price promptly fell off a cliff. 2005 Times (Nexis) 13 May 13 Today the Shropshire punters enjoy the sound of birdsong and a tractor put putting down the lane. Derivatives put-ˈputting n. 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 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > [noun] > moving with specific sound put-putting1923 1923 Atlanta Constit. 20 May 16/4 We had shot out into the ocean, the put-putting of our motor sounding eerily among the misty blue shadows along the shore. 1961 J. C. Lilly Man & Dolphin xi. 153 A dolphin..naturally uses other sounds to convey and receive ‘meaning’:..putt-putting and whistles for exchanges with other dolphins. 1997 Irish Times (Nexis) 12 July (Suppl.) 11 The put-putting of engines..announced the Sunday morning traffic of the unseen Shannon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1900v.1905
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