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ptooey

/p(ə)ˈtuːi/

ptooey interjection: the sound of spitting.

Interjection

  1. The sound of spitting.
    • Then suddenly the men were jarred by a discordant ptooey-splat! Soot had missed his shot, and hit the already juice-blackened wall behind the spittoon.1989, Ann Gabriel, South Texas

Forms of ptooey

alternative formpitooey
alternative formptew
alternative formptooie
alternative formptui

Origin of ptooey

Imitative.

Questions about ptooey

What does ptooey mean?
Ptooey means the sound of spitting.
What part of speech is ptooey?
Ptooey is an interjection.
How do you pronounce ptooey?
Ptooey is pronounced /p(ə)ˈtuːi/.

Words near ptooey in the dictionary

  1. ptomain
  2. ptomaine
  3. ptomaines
  4. ptomains
  5. ptomatropine
  6. ptooey
  7. ptooie
  8. PTOs
  9. ptosed
  10. ptoses
  11. ptosis

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