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pfft

interj.
B2 Upper Intermediate pfft

interj. a sound you make to show you do not think something is important or true. It is a way to say 'no way' or 'that's not right' in a casual way.

interj. an interjection used to express dismissal, disbelief, or a lack of interest in a statement. Often used to indicate that the speaker considers the previous claim to be trivial or false.


SIMPLE

Pfft, I don't believe that for a second.

CONTEXTUAL

When he told me he had never seen a movie that old, I just said 'pfft' and rolled my eyes.

COMPLEX

The critic dismissed the film's technical flaws with a simple 'pfft', suggesting that the narrative's emotional depth was the only thing that mattered to the audience.

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