phoo-phoov.

Brit.

/ˌfuːˈfuː/, U.S.

/ˈfuˈfu/

Forms: 1800s pho-pho, 1800s– phoo-phoo.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: phoo int.

Etymology: < phoo int., with reduplication. Compare pooh-pooh v.

transitive. To express contempt or disdain for, to dismiss, ridicule, make light of; = pooh-pooh v.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] > express contempt of > vocally

hootc1175

tush1555

to make a tush at (or of)1600

pish1602

pooh-pooh1823

behoot1838

pshaw1848

pooh1858

phoo-phoo1865

1865 Cornhill Mag. June 755 He pho-pho'd the poor ghost.

1938 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 24 Mar. 14/2 The kind of fellow who knows just enough about magic to phoo-phoo loudly at every performance, explaining to his neighbors in a sour tone how the trick is done..is no help.

1985 Washington Post (Nexis) 16 Dec. c1 The French each take a glass—though they seem unimpressed with the vintage... All the while they are back-slapping and phoo-phooing away, Gallic style.

2004 Econ. Times (India) (Nexis) 22 Jan. Bardhan..phoo-phooed the campaign about Congress High Command Sonia Gandhi's ‘foreign origin’ as a non-issue.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phoo-phoo
释义	phoo-phoov. Brit. /ˌfuːˈfuː/, U.S. /ˈfuˈfu/ Forms: 1800s pho-pho, 1800s– phoo-phoo. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: phoo int. Etymology: < phoo int., with reduplication. Compare pooh-pooh v. transitive. To express contempt or disdain for, to dismiss, ridicule, make light of; = pooh-pooh v. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] > express contempt of > vocally hootc1175 tush1555 to make a tush at (or of)1600 pish1602 pooh-pooh1823 behoot1838 pshaw1848 pooh1858 phoo-phoo1865 1865 Cornhill Mag. June 755 He pho-pho'd the poor ghost. 1938 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 24 Mar. 14/2 The kind of fellow who knows just enough about magic to phoo-phoo loudly at every performance, explaining to his neighbors in a sour tone how the trick is done..is no help. 1985 Washington Post (Nexis) 16 Dec. c1 The French each take a glass—though they seem unimpressed with the vintage... All the while they are back-slapping and phoo-phooing away, Gallic style. 2004 Econ. Times (India) (Nexis) 22 Jan. Bardhan..phoo-phooed the campaign about Congress High Command Sonia Gandhi's ‘foreign origin’ as a non-issue. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1865
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