To my fellow manga geeks:

[timepiececlock]

What the hell is "fu fu fu" or "ku ku ku"?

I've seen it several times in scanlations, particularly Naruto (I only read like 3 manga series, so go figure.)

I don't know what it means in Japanese or romanji, but amidst the English it looks patently ridiculous.

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[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

I've seen it pop up in scanslations for Fullmetal Alchemist too. Somebody told me what it meant a long time ago. I'll be damned if I can remember it now ...

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Some enlightening comments below.

I'm afraid that in my case, the effect is most definitely lost in translation.