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[ poo-poo ] / ˈpuˈpu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pooh-pooh ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to express disdain or contempt for; dismiss lightly: He pooh-poohed all their superstitious fears. verb (used without object)to express disdain or contempt. Origin of pooh-poohFirst recorded in 1820–30; v. use of reduplication of pooh1 OTHER WORDS FROM pooh-poohpooh-pooher, nounWords nearby pooh-poohpoodle-faker, poof, poofter, pooh, Pooh Bah, pooh-pooh, pook, pool, Poole, pooled serum, pool hall Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pooh-poohWhen his fellow panelists pushed back, he proceeded to pooh-pooh all those “experts” who have said otherwise. George Will, Fox News, and the Beginning of an Ebola Conspiracy|Russell Saunders|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST The pope may pooh-pooh the decision to remain childless, but the world needs more people who choose pets over kids. Pope Francis Is Wrong About My Child-Free Life|Amanda Marcotte|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST It had been my foolish way to pooh-pooh the old saying that there is no twilight in the tropics. Dead Men Tell No Tales|E. W. Hornung To be sure, it is easy to pooh-pooh the Bohemian's measurements and to scout his averages as reckoned from too scanty material. The Color Line|William Benjamin Smith
At first Chet was inclined to pooh-pooh the idea; but Lance, loyal to Laura, fell in with her plan instantly. The Girls of Central High|Gertrude W. Morrison When I told Owen I expected him to pooh-pooh the story and relieve my mind, but he did nothing of the sort. A Tenderfoot Bride|Clarice E. Richards "Meaning your affairs and mine," said he, with only a pooh-pooh smile for the sub-colloquy. It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan
British Dictionary definitions for pooh-pooh
verb(tr) to express disdain or scorn for; dismiss or belittle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pooh-poohrepudiate, play down, belittle, disregard, discount, rebuff, reject, brush aside, make light of, scoff at |