Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go phut

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: go -phut
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To come to an abrupt end; to cease working, especially suddenly or with a noise.

Informal

Example Sentences

"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."
"Tarvin could have hugged the child for the blessed assurance that Kate at least still lived. "Isn't she at the hospital, then?" he asked thickly. "Oh, the hospital has all gone phut. There are no women now. They all ran away.""
"I shall have to speak as a medical man. Ralph's nerves must have gone phut!"

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

goes phut (present, singular) going phut (participle, present) went phut (past) gone phut (participle, past)

Questions

What does go phut mean?: To come to an abrupt end; to cease working, especially suddenly or with a noise.

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