phfft.

interj.  an exclamation of disappointment.

<It’s like looking at the Brooklyn Bridge and saying “Phfft” because they didn’t build the golden gate.  —TalkLeft.com>

interj.  an expression indicating that someone has asked a stupid question.

<“Given up the spy trade?”  “Phfft.”  —K. A. Thompson, As Simple as That.>

interj.  an expression indicating that someone has made a glaring understatement.

<“Who do we know who wants to ruin you?”  “Phfft.  Who do we know that doesn’t?”  —Mary Adair, Passion’s Price: Book II.>

interj.  an expression that something is no longer available, as in “Caviar, Phfft.  Now When You Cross the Atlantic, You’d Better Have Cucumber Slices” by Edward Wong (New York Times).  In this article, Wong explains that with the end of Concorde’s trans-Atlantic service, travelers accustomed to luxurious, high-speed flights would no longer be served caviar appetizers, and moreover should consider packing their own cucumber slices to soothe their tired eyes.


n.  a muffled gunshot, as with a silencer; see also pfft.

<I pull a gun from my inside pocket and shoot him three times in the chest.  Phfft.  Phfft.  Phfft.  Silencers are wonderful.  It’s like plugging a pillow.  —Slipwater, “My Wife Glows in the Dark.”>

n.  zero.

<Completion percentage: Phfft.  Zero percent won’t get you anything.  —Buccaneers.com.>

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