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Definition of pfft in English: pfft(also pfftt) exclamation(p)ft 1Used to represent a brief sound such as that made by the passage of a bullet or that of a small, muffled explosion. Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Bullets ricocheted around the room - 1.1 Used to convey the suddenness of a malfunction, disappearance, ending, etc.
then pffft, that was the last we heard of them - 1.2 Used to express a contemptuous or dismissive attitude.
pfft, I don't know what all the fuss is about
Phrases informal Fail to work properly or at all. this is the kind of data load that would make all but the most expensive software go pfft Example sentencesExamples - I gradually progressed to solid state, but I enjoyed the valve era more, at least with valves you had time to switch it off before the thing went PFFT!
- So, our Internet connection just went pfft (we had DSL), and I'm not sure how long it'll take to get fixed, but meanwhile we have no Internet at home.
- Sometimes I think people get the wrong impression of me: that I seem however on first impression, but when they date me or once they get to know me, it all goes pfft.
Definition of pfft in US English: pfftexclamationft 1Used to represent a brief sound such as that made by the passage of a bullet or that of a small, muffled explosion. Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Bullets ricocheted around the room - 1.1 Used to convey the suddenness of a malfunction, disappearance, ending, etc.
then pffft, that was the last we heard of them - 1.2 Used to express a contemptuous or dismissive attitude.
pfft, I don't know what all the fuss is about
Phrases informal Fail to work properly or at all. this is the kind of data load that would make all but the most expensive software go pfft Example sentencesExamples - So, our Internet connection just went pfft (we had DSL), and I'm not sure how long it'll take to get fixed, but meanwhile we have no Internet at home.
- Sometimes I think people get the wrong impression of me: that I seem however on first impression, but when they date me or once they get to know me, it all goes pfft.
- I gradually progressed to solid state, but I enjoyed the valve era more, at least with valves you had time to switch it off before the thing went PFFT!
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