putt-putt

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putt-putt (also put-put) • n. the rapid intermittent sound of a small gasoline engine: she heard the putt-putt of a boat coming toward them.• v. [intr.] make such a sound: the machine gun putt-putted behind me. ∎  [intr.] move under the power of an engine that makes such a sound: the car at last putt-putted down the hill.

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