What does ptui mean?
Ptui means The sound of spitting..
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[p͡tʼʰ] · interjection
The sound of spitting..
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.
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Ptui means The sound of spitting..
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I wake up and spit three times against the evil eye. Ptui, ptui, ptui. A dream. And fall asleep.
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