phut

/ fʌt /

noun

1. a representation of a muffled explosive sound

adverb

1. go phut
   to break down or collapse

Word History and Origins

Origin of phut¹

C19: of imitative origin

Example Sentences

The fire in Mab Ta Phut Industrial Estate, which was first reported in the morning, was contained more than six hours later.

From Seattle Times

Officials said the tank, which has a storage capacity of 2,500 cubic meters, belongs to the Mab Ta Phut Tank Terminal company, which operates a commercial port and storage terminal for petrochemical products.

From Seattle Times

Many, like Phut Phu, work as salaried employees of YouTube page operators.

From Seattle Times

"His friends said that he had had chest pain since he was in Australia," said Yutthana Srisombat, superintendent of police in Bo Phut.

From BBC

Then he ran over to another machine, a small shiny affair that kept going phut-phut-phut-phut-phut, and every time it went phut, a large green marble dropped out of it into a basket on the floor.

From Literature