pfft

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p͡ɸːt]

Interjection

pfft

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. Used to signify sarcasm or disagreement.
3. (onomatopoeia) Used to signify a puffing sound.

Noun

pfft (plural pffts)

1. A short puffing sound.
   • 2008, Nicholas Drayson, A Guide to the Birds of East Africa, page 28:

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

See also

• pff
• poof