ptui

/p(ə)ˈtuː.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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intj

"I wake up and spit three times against the evil eye. Ptui, ptui, ptui. A dream. And fall asleep."
"She would go 'Ptui! Ptui! Ptui!' and seem to reinforce her curses (in a language as colourful as that of the boys') by stamping on her own spittle."

Imitative. But there is also the Ancient Greek πτύω, to spit, which is in Mark 7:33

pitooey (alternative) ptew (alternative) ptooey (alternative) ptooie (alternative)

hawk tuah

hawk tuah

Questions

How do you pronounce ptui?

The recorded pronunciation is /p(ə)ˈtuː.i/.

What does ptui mean?

The sound of spitting.

Where does ptui come from?

Imitative. But there is also the Ancient Greek πτύω, to spit, which is in Mark 7:33

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