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putt-putt

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An informal form of golf, played with a putter on a short course featuring novelty obstacles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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verb

Meaning 2

Of a motorised vehicle, to move with a repeated emission of small explosive pops from the exhaust.

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History

Etymology

Shortened form of Putt-Putt Golf, from the American company and recreational facility named Putt-Putt Fun Center.

Reduplication of putt.

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