poh

American  

[poh] / poʊ /

interjection

1. (used to express disdain or contempt.)

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Example Sentences

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poh

A roll called poh pia sod, for instance, tasted as if it had been brought in from another kitchen.

From Washington Post

Mamook poh, to blow out or extinguish, as a candle.

From Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by George Gibbs

Lord Dartmouth despairs, and is for giving up; Lewis is of the same mind; but Lord Treasurer only says, "Poh, poh, all will be well."

From The Journal to Stella by Jonathan Swift

There's what we should be wanting from you: and as for nautical astronomy, poh, a man with your scientific habit would pick all that up in no time.'

From The Purple Cloud by M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel

But the ragged little "poh white" used to sit beside her piano by the hour and try to get in an alto with one of those kazoos that boys hum through.

From Flappers and Philosophers by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald

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