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单词 pooh-poohs
释义

pooh-pooh

verb

ˈpü-(ˌ)pü How to pronounce pooh-pooh (audio)
pü-ˈpü
variants or less commonly poo-poo or pooh
ˈpü How to pronounce pooh-pooh (audio)
pooh-poohed also poohed; pooh-poohing also poohing; pooh-poohs also poohs

intransitive verb

: to express contempt or impatience

transitive verb

: to express contempt for or make light of : play down, dismiss
pooh-pooher noun
or less commonly poo-pooer
plural pooh-poohers also poo-pooers
Despite what chief Providence pooh-pooher Jack Thomas writes in the Globe, I say the place is worth regular visits, especially after a day at the beach in southern Rhode Island. Paul Fischer

Word History

Etymology

pooh

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

pooh-poohs

verb

variants also poohs
present tense third-person singular of pooh-pooh
as in dismisses
informal to think or say that (something) is not very good or not true They pooh-poohed my suggestion. He pooh-poohed the idea that the house was haunted.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dismisses
  • rejects
  • ignores
  • scorns
  • resists
  • mocks
  • flouts
  • defies
  • shrugs off
  • disobeys
  • opposes
  • disregards
  • scoffs (at)
  • disputes
  • violates
  • overlooks
  • brushes (off)
  • winks (at)
  • disobliges
  • passes over
  • rebels (against)
  • fights
  • tunes out
  • transgresses
  • withstands
  • infringes
  • combats
  • breaches
  • revolts (against)
  • mutinies (against)
  • overpasses
  • contests
  • bucks
  • breaks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • serves
  • observes
  • submits (to)
  • defers (to)
  • surrenders (to)
  • concedes (to)
  • yields (to)
  • hears
  • cooperates (with)
  • stoops (to)
  • keeps
  • obliges
  • capitulates (to)
  • agrees (to)
  • attends
  • notices
  • heeds
  • regards
  • follows
  • notes
  • goose-steps (to)
  • obeys
  • acquiesces (to)
  • accedes (to)
  • watches
  • listens (to)
  • assents (to)
  • marks
  • complies (with)
  • conforms (to)
  • minds
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