phfft.

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.>

v.  divorce; see also phffft, pff-fft.

<Neither a corporate split nor a parental phfft! will keep the Olsen Twins from generating money in television, video, the movies, and now, books.  —Billboard.>

v.  to blow air through pursed lips.

<Avoid gesturing and aping the poses of the girls in the cigarette ads.  It is graceless and unfeminine to “phfft” the little, loose pieces of tobacco that cling to your lips.  Remove them inconspicuously with your fingertips—or change your brand.  —Prince George’s County Historical Society.>

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