pft

1. alternativeAlternative form of pfft.

   “Pft, it was incredible,” said Kallionkieli, Brink’s linemate for much of the season. “He’s a heck of a player. He’s just pure talent. His vision on the ice is incredible. He can find me anywhere.”

   2019 June 1, Scott Wheeler, “Bobby Brink’s defiant journey and ‘shocking’ skill set make him an NHL draft sleeper”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2024

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   "You wrapped it." / "But you bought it. Who the hell buys a spherical present? Don't they teach geometry in Germany?" / "I don't buy presents on the basis of how easily they can be wrapped." / "Pft," I snorted, pleased with securing her confession so easily, "clearly not. So don't start on me when I'm left to deal with the consequences."

   2002 December 20, Mil Millington, “The wrap trap”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2013

   Uber? … Lyft? Pft, so basic. To get from must-see Monte Church (where the last emperor of Austria is entombed, long story) to Funchal, all the cool kids call on a toboggan to traverse its downward sheerness. You just load into a wicker sled (their word, “sledge”), piloted by a duo of carreiros, i.e. super-yoked dudes dressed in all white, add a dash of gravity and boom, you’re there.

   2024 March 28, Chris Bunting, “Flowers, fests & fortified wine: Madeira is an isle worth drinking in”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2024

plural PFTs

1. USabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of physical fitness test.

   He could be the worst marine ever—he could be fat and nasty, and I could be running a perfect PFT.

   2010, Laura Browder, Sascha Pflaeging, When Janey Comes Marching Home: Portraits of Women Combat Veterans, University of North Carolina Press, →ISBN, page 137

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   Successful completion of the PFT ensures that all new hire DRO law enforcement officers are at a minimally acceptable level of physical fitness to meet the physical demands of mandatory training and the performance of job duties.

   2007 May 28, “Preemployment Physical Fitness Test for Law Enforcement Officer Positions Within the Office of Detention and Removal”, in United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2016, page 1