pooh-pooh
verb /ˌpuː ˈpuː/
/ˌpuː ˈpuː/
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pooh-pooh | /ˌpuː ˈpuː/ /ˌpuː ˈpuː/ |
| he / she / it pooh-poohs | /ˌpuː ˈpuːz/ /ˌpuː ˈpuːz/ |
| past simple pooh-poohed | /ˌpuː ˈpuːd/ /ˌpuː ˈpuːd/ |
| past participle pooh-poohed | /ˌpuː ˈpuːd/ /ˌpuː ˈpuːd/ |
| -ing form pooh-poohing | /ˌpuː ˈpuːɪŋ/ /ˌpuː ˈpuːɪŋ/ |
- pooh-pooh something to say that a suggestion, an idea, etc. is not true or not worth thinking about
- They are pooh-poohing suggestions of a split in the party.
- She had always pooh-poohed the idea of getting married.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: reduplication of pooh.