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Meaning of ptooey | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR C2

Definitions

The sound of spitting.

Equivalents

Ελληνικά φτου
Français ptui
עברית טפו
日本語 ヘッド
Polski tfu
Русский тьфу

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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