pooh-pooh

[poo-poo]

verb (used with object)

1. to express disdain or contempt for; dismiss lightly.

   He pooh-poohed all their superstitious fears.

verb (used without object)

1. to express disdain or contempt.

pooh-pooh

/ ˈpuːˈpuː /

verb

1. (tr) to express disdain or scorn for; dismiss or belittle

Other Word Forms

• pooh-pooher noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pooh-pooh¹

First recorded in 1820–30; v. use of reduplication of pooh ¹

Related Words

• belittle 
• play down 
• repudiate