<Kiki made a “ppffft” sound, then gave Hannah a withering stare. “Is itty bitty Hannah scared? Afraid the big bad policeman will slap her hand?” —Annie Griffin, Tall, Dead and Handsome.>
n. the sound of someone spitting out her drink upon being surprised by emotional news, as in the comic strip “PvP” by Scott R. Kurtz.
v. to kill, especially by cutting the throat.
<“Nobody much cares what happens inside those rats’ nests. But let them put one foot outside and ppffft.” He drew a line across his throat. “Then the machine guns will begin talking, eh?” —Robert Ludlum, Robert Ludlum’s The Lazarus Vendetta: A Covert-One Novel.>
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