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goes phut

goes phut is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go phut.

Meaning of go phut

Verb

go phut (third-person singular simple present goes phut, present participle going phut, simple past went phut, past participle gone phut)

  1. (informal) To come to an abrupt end; to cease working, especially suddenly or with a noise.
    • I was well enough to revisit this realm of darkness I stumbled upon this box of plates, but imagined they had all “gone phut” as the Scotch say.1891 December 18, The Photographic Times, New York, page 653, column 2

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What is goes phut the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes phut is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go phut.

Words near goes phut in the dictionary

  1. goes past
  2. goes pear shaped
  3. goes pear-shaped
  4. goes pearshaped
  5. goes Pete Tong
  6. goes phut
  7. goes places
  8. goes platinum
  9. goes poof
  10. goes postal
  11. goes potty

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