pooh-pooh \|pü|pü\verb alsopooh\ˈpü\ (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology:pooh (I) intransitive verb : to express contempt or impatience especially by saying pooh transitive verb : to express contempt for or impatience with : make light of < if a traveler told a tale he was sure to pooh-pooh it — Virginia Woolf >