pooh

¹ American  

[poo, poo] / pu, pʊ /

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation of disdain or contempt.)

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noun

1. an exclamation of “pooh.”

pooh ² American  

[poo] / pu /

verb (used with object)

Slang.

1. poop.

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pooh British  

/ puː /

interjection

1. an exclamation of disdain, contempt, or disgust

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noun

1. a childish word for faeces

verb

1. a childish word for defecate

Etymology

Origin of pooh

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

He’s just old enough to remember cassettes as a child: “My mom had books on tape like ‘Winnie the Pooh,’ but I wasn’t out buying tapes.”

From Los Angeles Times

Winnie-the-Pooh was pretty good, too, but Sam always got a little nervous when Pooh was up in the air, dangling from the balloon, and bees came along.

From Literature

The CEO and their team must balance advances in artificial intelligence without allowing it to destroy the value of such beloved characters as Moana and Winnie the Pooh.

From Los Angeles Times

Surely even he could not have predicted the ubiquity of Pooh.

From The Wall Street Journal

For current fans, “Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear,” by Gyles Brandreth, and “The Making of Winnie-the-Pooh,” by James Campbell, remind us of the verbal and pictorial pleasures of Pooh.

From The Wall Street Journal

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