put-put

put-put  (ptpt)

n. Slang

1. A small gasoline engine.

2. A vehicle, such as a boat, that is operated by a small gasoline engine.

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[Imitative of a running engine.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

put-put - a small gasoline engine (as on motor boat) gasoline engine, petrol engine - an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech