Putt-putt Definition

putput

putt-putt

noun

The chugging sounds made by the engine of a motorboat, motorbike, etc.

Webster's New World

A small gasoline engine.

American Heritage

A game of miniature golf, or the course it is played on.

Webster's New World

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

American Heritage

verb

To make a sound like that of a small gasoline engine.

American Heritage

To make, move along, or operate with such sounds.

Webster's New World

Origin of Putt-putt

Imitative of a running engine

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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